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Personal filespaces on DS-Filestore offer a conventient place to backup and share your personal files. A usage quota of up to 2GB is included with all Desktop Services accounts.

There are various ways to access your personal filespace on the DS-Filestore service, depending on the device and operating system you are using, and whether or not it is connected to the University's data network (UDN).

From your own computer – connected to the UDN

If your computer is connected to the University data network (but not via eduroam), you can use the Common Internet File System (CIFS) (also known as SMB/Samba) to connect to your personal filespace. If you're away from Cambridge, you can use the UIS VPN service to connect to the CUDN remotely.

Once you have set up your CIFS connection, your DS-Filestore will appear as another network device – just like a CD drive, a local hard disk or an external USB stick.

See the detailed instructions for your operating system:

  • Mac
  • Windows (you might find it easier to use the SFTP method described below)
  • Linux
     

Connecting to DS-Filestore using SFTP

You can also use standard file transfer utilities to connect via SFTP. Use any file transfer program that supports the SFTP protocol to connect to sftp.ds.cam.ac.uk, using your Desktop Services login. 

Connect to DS-Filestore using SFTP