Personal File Space for Students

Students now have access to 100MB of space for files stored on SU servers. These files can be accessed through the My Documents folder at any microcomputer lab workstation. They can also be accessed in the Residence Halls and off-campus with the Internet Explorer web browser.

On-campus Lab Workstation Access

  • Simply save any files you are working on into the My Documents folder at the lab workstation
  • Your My Documents folder will retain your documents when you log off.
  • To protect your documents, it is very important that you log off of the workstation before leaving the lab. If you forget to log off, anyone can sit down and have full access to your documents at that workstation. You will be automatically logged off after 10 minutes of inactivity. You will be given a 5 minute warning before the automatic logoff occurs.  To log off the workstation, click on
    Start     | Shutdown | Log off userid  | OK

Residence Halls and Off-Campus Access

  • You must use Internet Explorer. Other browsers are not supported and may not provide complete functionality.
  • In the location bar, type   ftp://stufiles.ship.edu
  • When prompted for User Name, enter your complete Ship email address
  • When prompted for Password, enter your Ship email password
  • If you are using Internet Explorer 7, click on Page, then Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer
  • You will be able to drag and drop your files to your current desktop and back to the ftp://stufiles.ship.edu server. You cannot edit files directly through the web browser. They must be copied to the local machine first to edit them and then you can drag them to back to the browser window to resave them to the ftp://stufiles.ship.edu server.