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==Opening up macOS Finder==
==Opening up macOS Finder==
To open up macOS Finder, click on the macOS Finder icon on the dock at the bottom of your desktop.
To open up macOS Finder, click on the macOS Finder icon on the dock at the bottom of your desktop.
[[Image:OS X Dock.png|thumb|left|700px|The Finder icon is highlighted with a red square]]
[[Image:OS X Dock.png|thumb|left|700px|The Finder icon is highlighted with a red square]]
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==Accessing The Incoming Folder in FTP==
==Accessing the public folder==
The owner of the incoming folder can receive and modify their incoming files from any supported machine. External collaborators can only drop data into the FTP incoming folder.
 
===Access as an owner===
The owner of an incoming folder can access it by following the steps below.
 
First, bring up the address bar in macOS Finder by pressing <kbd>Command + Shift + G</kbd> on your keyboard.
[[Image:OS X Finder Path Empty.png|thumb|left|700px|Bring up the "go to the folder"]]
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Then, type the following into the address bar and click the "Go" button.
<pre>/fs/ftp/incoming/<username> - where <username> should be replaced with your username</pre>
[[Image:OS X FTP Path Entered.png|thumb|left|600px|Enter the path to access the incoming folder]]
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There is a configuration of tmpwatch[http://linux.die.net/man/8/tmpwatch] in place on our FTP service that will remove any files, regardless of owner or permissions, from any /fs/ftp/incoming/ directory that have not been accessed in 30 days.
 
===Access as a collaborator===
As an external collaborator you can drop files into a user's incoming folder. In order to do so, follow the steps below.
 
First, open up the Finder's "Connect to Server" feature by pressing the <kbd>Command + K</kbd> keys.
[[Image:OS X Open Finder Connect.png|thumb|left|600px|Open the "Connect to Server" window]]
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Then, enter the following address into the server address bar and then click on the "Connect" button.
<pre>ftp://ftp.umiacs.umd.edu/incoming/<username> - where <username> should be replaced with the collaborator's username</pre>
[[Image:OS X Finder Connect Incoming.png|thumb|left|600px]]
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After that you will be prompted with a window where you should choose to connect as a guest and then click "Connect" once more.
[[Image:OS X Finder Select Guest.png|thumb|left|600px|Select Guest]]
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[[Image:OS X Finder Connect Guest.png|thumb|left|600px|Click Connect]]
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==Accessing The Pubic Folder in FTP==
The owner of the public folder can publish and modify files from a supported machine. External collaborators can only download files published by the owner.  
The owner of the public folder can publish and modify files from a supported machine. External collaborators can only download files published by the owner.  


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After that you will be prompted with a window where you should choose to connect as a guest and then click "Connect" once more.
After that you will be prompted with a window where you should choose to connect as a guest and then click "Connect" once more.
[[Image:OS X Finder Select Guest.png|thumb|left|600px|Select Guest]]
[[Image:FTPGuest.png|thumb|left|600px|Select Guest]]
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[[Image:OS X Finder Connect Guest.png|thumb|left|600px|Click Connect]]
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Latest revision as of 21:11, 4 January 2024

FTP services can be accessed from supported machines running macOS. This is a guide on how to access the UMIACS FTP service using macOS Finder.

Opening up macOS Finder

To open up macOS Finder, click on the macOS Finder icon on the dock at the bottom of your desktop.

The Finder icon is highlighted with a red square


Accessing the public folder

The owner of the public folder can publish and modify files from a supported machine. External collaborators can only download files published by the owner.

Access as an owner

First, bring up the address bar in macOS Finder by pressing Command + Shift + G.

Bring up the "go to the folder"


In order to access your public folder, type in the following into the address bar of Finder: 

/fs/ftp/pub/<username> - where <username> should be replaced with your username
Enter the path to access the pub folder


Access as a collaborator

External collaborators can access the public folders through the Finder's "Connect to Server" feature. The "Connect to Server" window can be opened by pressing Command + K on your keyboard.

Open the "Connect to Server" window


Then, enter the following address into the server address bar and then click on the "Connect" button. 

ftp://ftp.umiacs.umd.edu/pub/<username> - where <username> should be replaced with the desired collaborator's username
Enter the path to access the public folder


After that you will be prompted with a window where you should choose to connect as a guest and then click "Connect" once more.

Select Guest


Click Connect


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