Network Storage, Access, Sharing, Backups, and Websites
OneDrive for Storage
- Use OneDrive for file storage, and shariung: sign in with your username@uregina.ca and password
- i:/ drive and FILR files moved to OneDrive as of May 6, 2024.
- I:/ drive (all files are view only): - July 2 (Tuesday): Will no longer be available off-campus unless connected to the VPN and on July 31 (Wednesay) i:/ drive will no longer be available and fully retired.
- FILR (all files are view only): July 31 (Wednesay): Will no longer be available.
- Note: Shared public links in FILR will still work until December 18, 2024 (Wednesday), when FILR will no longer be available will be fully retired.
- OneDrive is available for all active students.
- Sign in with your username@uregina.ca and current password.
- Access saved files through OneDrive
- Sign in with your username@uregina.ca and current password.
- As an alternative to emailing large files, you can upload files for retrieval by others.
- Access file upload services at https://upload.uregina.ca
- You will be provided a link that you can copy and paste into an email.
- Files are available for 30 days.
Students are allotted 25 GB of personal network space for storage.
For storage, please use OneDrive
- I:/ drive - July 2 (Tuesday): Will no longer be available off-campus unless connected to the VPN and on July 31 (Wednesay) i:/ drive will no longer be available and fully retired.
- On your primary work computer system, drives should connect automatically when you login to the system.
- On personal computers/laptops, you will need to set up CIFS to map network drives separately.
Options like Webdrive, FILR and Kanaka are no longer available.
- Windows Instructions: https://www.uregina.ca/is/tech-notes/technote629.html
- macOS Instructions: https://www.uregina.ca/is/tech-notes/technote630.html
- Files stored on U of R network servers are backed up securely on a daily basis.
- Data is also archived weekly, monthly, and yearly.
- It is recommended you store files on a network drive, instead of a local computer drive, to ensure the data is security stored and backed up.
One Drive: Store, Share, and Edit Files
OneDrive allows you to store your documents, photos, and folders in a secure cloud and access them from anywhere, share them with other people, and sync them across your devices.- Sign in to OneDrive with your username@uregina.ca and password.
- If needed, you can still view files in FILR, but you can no longer save or share files.
- FILR - July 31 (Wednesay): Will no longer be available. Note: Shared public links in FILR will still work until December 18, 2024 (Wednesday), when FILR will no longer be available will be fully retired.
Free Student Website Space!
URL for Personal Website
The URL for your personal website is http://uregina.ca/~username
Create first main Webpage
- Note: Web design software is not provided.
- You can create your .HTML files in any commonly available web design program, such as Dreamweaver, MS Sharepoint Designer, Google Web Designer, or CoffeeCup.
- Create your webpage first, then upload the files to your space on the uregina.ca server (http://uregina.ca/~username).
- Your main webpage file must be named index.html
- HTML files can be transferred to your uregina.ca account using SSH file transfer software.
- Once both PuTTY and winSCP have been installed, open winSCP from Start-Programs menu.
- Enter Host name: uregina.ca, Port number: 22 (Note: You may have to click NEW... at the top right to get the 'Session' window with blank Host name to open).
- Enter your usual uregina.ca username and password (Note: remaining fields can be left blank).
- Click Login (Note: You may get a "server host key not found" error, if so, click Yes to continue).
- You will now be connected to your personal files, with your C: drive on the left side, and your I: drive files on the right side.
- Double-Click the public_html directory on the right side to open it.
- Navigate through the folders on the LEFT side to where you have stored your index.html file.
- Click and drag the index.html file over to the RIGHT side and click Copy in the pop up window.
- If you are modifying an existing file that is already there, it will prompt you that the file exists. Click Yes to overwrite the old file with the new version.
- Continue dragging any other webpage files and images that you need for your website.
- Transferring files to the UR web server must be done using SSH protocol. SSH login to uregina.ca uses your usual uregina.ca username and password.
- The server uregina.ca is able to provide secure file and terminal access via the openSSH suite.
- You need to download and install the appropriate ssh/scp/sftp clients, if not already installed on the computer system you are using.
FTP access through ftp.uregina.ca has been disabled due to security concerns, and is no longer supported.
Windows Systems Setup
- Install both winSCP Secure Copy Client and PuTTY Terminal Emulation Program with SSH Support software for Windows computers.
- The release notes for PuTTY and WinSCP, provide additional information about the packages.
Non-UofR Users
The source location for PuTTY and WinSCP are located at:
Mac Systems Setup
- MacOS has a built-in SSH client called Terminal. Search for Terminal to open the program.
Linux Systems Setup
- Linux, *nix, BSD, and related platforms will use the openSSH suite which is generally installed by default.
- Information about openSSH can be found at https://www.openssh.com/
- You need to delete the index.html file in the public_html directory on the RIGHT hand side.
Click the file once so it is highlighted, then click the red X at the bottom to delete or press F8.
Be very careful you are not deleting anything on the LEFT hand side, which is your current C: drive files. - You should also delete the remaining files in the public_html directory if you do not want them to be accessible online.
Free WiFi
- eduroam is used campus-wide.
System Outages and Maintenance
- If you are having application or network access issues, please check for a system outage or scheduled system maintenance.