Accessing your personal drive

Every student and employee account will have a personal drive, or "p drive," connected to it where you can store files and access them anytime you log into your account.

Accessing your personal drive on a college computer

When you log into a college computer, your personal drive will already be mapped to it. You can access it by clicking on the File Explorer from the taskbar or the Start menu, or press the Windows logo key + E, then clicking on This PC. Your personal will be the folder with your username in the title.

Important: You will need to install and connect to the College's VPN to map and access your personal drive anytime you are off campus.

Accessing your personal drive off-campus, on a personal computer

If you want to access your personal drive on a personal computer, you'll need to map it to your computer.

Important: You will need to install and connect to the College's VPN to map and access your personal drive on a personal computer.

Map your personal drive on a Windows PC

Windows 11

  • Open File Explorer from the taskbar or the Start menu, or press the Windows logo key + E.
  • Select This PC from the left pane. Then, on the File Explorer ribbon, select More > Map network drive.
  • In the Drive list, select a drive letter. (Any available letter will do.)
  • In the Folder box, type the path to your personal drive:

    Students:
    Enter \\texas\student$\ then your first initial, last name, and last 4 digits of your BC ID. (For example, John Doe would be \\texas\student$\jdoe1234)

    Employees: 
    Enter \\texas\student$\ then your first initial and last name. For example, John Doe would be \\texas\student$\jdoe)
  • To reconnect when you sign in to your PC, select Reconnect at sign-in.
  • Select Finish

Windows 10

  • Open File Explorer from the taskbar or the Start menu, or press the Windows logo key + E.
  • Select This PC from the left pane. Then, on the Computer tab, select Map network drive.
  • In the Drive list, select a drive letter. (Any available letter will do.)
  • In the Folder box, type the path to your personal drive:

    Students:
    Enter \\texas\student$\ then your first initial, last name, and last 4 digits of your BC ID. (For example, John Doe would be \\texas\student$\jdoe1234)

    Employees: 
    Enter \\texas\student$\ then your first initial and last name. For example, John Doe would be \\texas\student$\jdoe)
  • To reconnect when you sign in to your PC, select Reconnect at sign-in.
  • Select Finish

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