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Accessing Files from Off Campus

The H: drive and G: drive may be accessed from off campus.  The College requires Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) to access William & Mary network resources from off campus computers. If you have questions see our FAQs about SFTP. The College provides Secure FTP software as a free download from our Software Repository for both Windows users (SSH Secure Shell Client), and Mac users (Fugu or Fetch).

Access H: Drive and G: Drive

To access network space from any computer connected to the Internet (off-campus):

  • Launch a secure FTP application and start a new connection.
  • Connect to sftp.wm.edu to use your H: drive or G: drive.
  • Use the WMuserid and password you use for email and myWM.
  • You should see folders named HOME and FILES. HOME is your H: drive and FILES is your G: drive.

Mac Users: Read details about using Fugu and Fetch to connect to webftp.wm.edu.

It is normal to see folders that you cannot open or write files into. If you have problems opening a folder you should have access to, send an email to [[support]].