miFiles FTP Software
New You can now also access your files via MCSquare:
- Login to MCSquare by going to: https://mcsquare.messiah.edu/ or by clicking the MCSquare link in the top right of the Messiah website.
- Once you are logged into MCSquare click on the button in the top right called MyFiles. This will load a program called FileManager; this program allows users access to the files that they would have access to as if they were on campus.
- Some of the features of MyFiles include allowing users to move, copy and paste their files as well as delete, rename and upload files from home.
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miFiles is a program that implements the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) but tries to hide this as much as possible from the user. Using this program you can transfer files between your computer and FTP servers on the Internet.
You must first set up a connection profile for miFiles to access your remote directory. You must already have Internet, network or dial up access in order to access your network files.
To create a session profile, you begin by clicking on the "Settings" button near the top of the miFiles window.
Click on the "Connections" tab at the bottom of the Settings window.
| 1. Enter a descriptive name, such as My Messiah Files, for the connection. This is helpful if you decide to create multiple connections. |
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| 2. Enter ftp.messiah.edu in the Server name or IP address field |
| 3. Enter your Messiah College username. |
| 4. Enter your Messiah College password. |
| 5. Click on the "..." button to the left of the "Initial local folder" field and browse to the desired directory (typically "My Documents") which you want to use as the local directory where you store/transfer files. This is the directory which will be the default directory you see in the left panel of miFiles once you have established a connection. |
| 6. Set the Time Zone field to -5 in order to reflect the proper time for Eastern US. |
7. Click on "Accept" to accept the information.
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After you have created your connection settings, miFiles will be able to connect with your network files the next time you go online.
Begin by clicking on the "Connect" menu button near the upper left corner of the miFiles window. A Connection List window will open.
Select the desired connection from the Connection List window and click the Connect button.
Once you have connected, you will see the following items in the main miFiles window.
1. The level or directory you are currently in on your local PC.
2.The contents of the level/directory you are currently in on your local PC.
3. The contents of your remote diretory.
Navigating the Remote Directories
On the left of the toolbar found at the top of each location (local on the left and remote on the right), you will notice a folder icon with an arrow over it. Each time you click on this arrow you can move higher in the directory structure.
To easily navigate between your personal and departmental directories, you may also select the desired item from the drop down menu at
the top of the Remote Site window...
The path to your files on your various network directories are as follows. To make it simple, you can simply type the path in the "Current Folder" field to one of the following...
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In in this location, you can find...
- The path for the location of your O: drive, the employee personal file space, including your personal web space (located in a directory named "web"), takes the form of //fsc_vol1_server/vol1/users/your-username -- where "your-username" is your network login username. When you connect to the server, the system will automatically place you into your O: drive and there will be no need to change the path unless you change the path and want to return to the O: drive location.
- The path for the location of your N: drive, the employee department shared files, takes the form of //fsc_vol1_server/vol1/dept/your-department -- where "your-department" is your department folder name.
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In in this location, you can find...
- The path for the location of your employee academic department web files (e.g. Bible, Education, Nursing), where "your-department" is your department folder name. Note: Access to your employee department web files require no path change if you have a department login username of the form of "d-your-department." When you connect with FTP, you will immediately be viewing the correct file location.
//URSA/WEB2/messiahweb/docs/acdept/your-department
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//URSA/WEB2/messiahweb/docs/departments/your-department
- The path for the location of your employee administrative office web files (e.g. Campus Events, College Services) is
//URSA/WEB2/messiahweb/docs/addept/your-office
-- OR --
//URSA/WEB2/messiahweb/docs/offices/your-office where "your-office" is your office folder name.
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In in this location, you can find...
- The path for the location of your Q: drive, the faculty shared class files, takes the form of //fsc_vol3_server/vol3/Class/InstructorFiles/your-name-- where "your-name" is your shared folder name.
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NOTE: The student K: drive, the student personal file space: When students connect to the server, the system will automatically place them into their personal file folder. There will be no need to change the path.
Copying files between your local drive and remote drive is simply a matter of selecting the desired file(s) from the desired source and then clicking on the arrow above the section you wish to copy the file(s) from
 Select the file(s) on your PC (the left-hand window) you want to upload to the remote location and click on the "upload arrow" at the top of the listing. The files will begin uploading. Read and acknowledge any prompts you may see accordingly.
 Select the file(s) on the REMOTE location (the right-hand window) you want to download to your PC and click on the "download arrow" at the top of the listing. The files will begin downloading. Read and acknowledge any prompts you may see accordingly.
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