Can I access my files off-campus?

 

As a student you have access to drives known as the (Y:) and (W:) drives.

Mapping drives

You can map your (Y:) and (W:) drives to your laptop or computer by following our guides for Mac and Windows.

Online access

Your (W:) drive is also always available online. You can access your (W:) drive through any web browser. To access your dedicated space you will need to type your unique identifier into the url bar. It will look like this:

http://personal.rhul.ac.uk/abcd/123/

abcd123 is your username with a single slash between the letters and the numbers.

The URL will lead you to a directory of your files which you will be able to download.

Remember:  Any file you place on your (W:) drive can be viewed by anybody over the Internet, and therefore the (W:) drive is not a secure storage area. If you do not want people to see particular files do not put them on your (W:) drive.