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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|alt=The Finder icon is highlighted with a red square and pointed at with a red arrow.]] | ||
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===Access as an owner=== | ===Access as an owner=== | ||
First, bring up the address bar in macOS Finder by pressing Command + Shift + G. | First, bring up the address bar in macOS Finder by pressing Command + Shift + G. | ||
[[Image:OS X Finder Path Empty.png|thumb|left|700px| | [[Image:OS X Finder Path Empty.png|thumb|left|700px|alt=The address bar is brought up using Command + Shift + G]] | ||
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In order to access your public folder, | In order to access your public folder, | ||
type in the following into the address bar of Finder: | type in the following into the address bar of Finder: | ||
<pre>/fs/ftp/pub/<username> - where <username> should be replaced with your username</pre> | <pre>/fs/ftp/pub/<username> - where <username> should be replaced with your username</pre> | ||
[[Image:OS X FTP Pub Path.png|thumb|left|600px| | [[Image:OS X FTP Pub Path.png|thumb|left|600px|alt=The path /fs/ftp/pub/<username> is typed into the address bar]] | ||
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===Access as a collaborator=== | ===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 <kbd>Command + K</kbd> on your keyboard. | 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 <kbd>Command + K</kbd> on your keyboard. | ||
[[Image:OS X Open Finder Connect.png|thumb|left|600px| | [[Image:OS X Open Finder Connect.png|thumb|left|600px|alt=The Connect to Server window is opened using Command + K]] | ||
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Then, enter the following address into the server address bar and then click on the "Connect" button. | Then, enter the following address into the server address bar and then click on the "Connect" button. | ||
<pre>ftp://ftp.umiacs.umd.edu/pub/<username> - where <username> should be replaced with the desired collaborator's username</pre> | <pre>ftp://ftp.umiacs.umd.edu/pub/<username> - where <username> should be replaced with the desired collaborator's username</pre> | ||
[[Image:OS X Finder Connect Address.png|thumb|left|600px| | [[Image:OS X Finder Connect Address.png|thumb|left|600px|alt=ftp://ftp.umiacs.umd.edu/pub/<username> as the Server Address]] | ||
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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:FTPGuest.png|thumb|left|600px| | [[Image:FTPGuest.png|thumb|left|600px|alt=Guest is highlighted with a red square in the window that says "Enter your name and password for the server 'ftp.umiacs.umd.edu'"]] | ||
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[[Image:FTPConnect.png|thumb|left|600px| | [[Image:FTPConnect.png|thumb|left|600px|alt=The Connect button is highlighted with a red square.]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:46, 6 April 2026
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.
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.
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
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.
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
After that you will be prompted with a window where you should choose to connect as a guest and then click "Connect" once more.
