An index to CAE filespace articles

This article is intended as a one-stop shop for articles pertaining to CAE filespace.

You can click on the panels below to expand the related article. Links to each individual article are included below.

Filespace

Please note that you will need to be on campus or connect via VPN. You can use your WiscVPN or Engineering connection for this:

WiscVPN

Engineering VPN

Files located on a CAE account can be accessed remotely through the site https://myfiles.cae.wisc.edu . When accessing this site, you will be prompted with a login box. Please use your CAE username and password.

You can also access this webpage through your My CAE Account page. Navigate to my.cae.wisc.edu, login using your CAE username and password, and click the "Disk Space" link and you will find the link under "File Manager"

Download

To download a file, simply right click on the file, and select Download.

Upload

To upload a file, select the upload button located at the top of the page. Then select the file to be uploaded by clicking the "browse..." button. Complete the process by pressing the "upload" button.

Move Files

To move a file, right click on the file and select "cut". Then navigate to the desired folder, right click near the green arrow in the folder, and select paste.

Folder Navigation

To access a folder, double click it in either the left or right pane. To go up a folder level, double click the green "up" arrow at the top of the page.

Mapping a Network Drive

Windows: Additionally, you may Map a Network Drive (as in [Link for document 5937 is unavailable at this time] ) in Windows. The full path to your personal CAE user space is \\files.cae.wisc.edu\(first letter of your user name)\(your user name). For example, the path to mapping a drive to the user name ismith would be \\files.cae.wisc.edu\i\ismith
Macintosh: To connect to your filespace on a Mac, you can use safari, or click "Go->Connect to Server" and enter smb://files.cae.wisc.edu/(first letter of your user name)/(your user name). For example, the path to mapping a drive to the user name ismith would be smb://files.cae.wisc.edu/i/ismith

Maximum allowed disk space

First thing, how much disk space do you have anyway? Here is a general rule of thumb:

When a CAE account is created, it is given a base allotment of 10 GB.

College of Engineering undergrads and grad students are given additional 15 GB (25 GB total).
CoE faculty/staff get an additional 40 GB to the base allotment (50 GB total).

Other factors that affect allotment include special course requirements and purchased disk space.

Checking current vs. maximum disk usage

Although there are a few ways to check your disk space from Windows and Linux machines, CAE suggests checking from your CAE account page.

This is the easiest way, just access this link from any computer: https://account.my.cae.wisc.edu/disk

Emptying Trash

One useful tool is Windows Trash Analysis, great for clearing clutter. Unless your trashed files (Recycle Bin in Windows) are emptied, they still count against your disk quota.

To find large files in your file space, please refer to KB article Finding High Disk Space File Usage on Windows

Checking Disk Quota and Usage

There are a few ways to check available and used disk quota. Detailed information can be found in here.

Reducing disk quota

There are several ways to delete your unnecessary files from your files space:

1) log in to CAE Windows machines and delete all the files that you won't need.

2) go to https://myfiles.cae.wisc.edu and log in using your CAE log in and password and delete files from there.

Note: if you are trying to access this page outside the campus, you need to be connected to VPN first.

3) use Linux machines to open up Terminal, and remove files using "rm file_name" command.

After deleting files, make sure that Recycle Bin is also emptied. Please allow system to update and reflect the changes, it will take about 30 mins. Re-check disk space usage.

If that doesn't clear up enough space, you can move files to DoIT's Box service.

Alternatively, you can trying moving some of the files to a flash drive or other storage media.

Reducing disk quota after grace period passed

There is a 7 day grace period given to access your files safely and get the account under disk quota. Moving files is restricted after this period passed. If your filespace is grossly over quota, you will not be able to move files at all. The grace period will not apply. You must delete files until your account is below quota.

First thing you can do is empty the Recycle Bin and see if it brings the account under the quota, if it is delete files as outlined in above instructions.

If not, there are couple options to chose from:

1) use Linux machines to empty the trashcan in the Gui, or open up Terminal, and remove files using "rm file_name" command.

2) if using windows file explorer, highlight the files you wish to delete, and press Shift+Delete which will lead to "permanent" deletion of files.

If you still have problems with deleting files and going under the quota, contact CAE Help Desk.

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Recovering in Windows

File Recovery in Windows:

The CAE uses a Windows utility called "Previous Versions" which is used for file recovery in case of accidental loss or deletion. To restore from these stored files, follow these directions:

Select the folder where the file used to be. Right-click and select "Properties."
Click on the tab labeled "Previous Versions"

From here, there are 2 ways to restores your files:

Option 1: Here, click on the date you want to recover from, and click on "Open."

Open

Then, you can find the specific file you want to restore, right click on it, and click "Undo Delete"

Undo Delete

Option 2: Restore all files from a specific date. Click on the date you want to restore and click "Restore." Another window will pop up asking for confirmation that you want to restore the previous version.

Recovering in Linux

Your CAE files, including your home directory, does periodic "check pointing" and makes snapshots. These are kind of like backups, but don't have version control. They can be found in the .ckpt hidden directory in your home directory.

Steps to restore a file.

Change to your .ckpt directory. The command is cd ~/.ckpt
List out directories using the ls -la command
Change to the most recent with the desired files.
Copy that file to your home directory. Example command: cp .bashrc ~/.bashrc

Connecting your Filespace to CAE lab Machines

Kumo is a program that allows you to map your cloud based storage drive to a lab computer or XenApp. Developed by Indiana University, it is simple to use and eliminates the need for portable storage devices. Setup is easy, just authorize your storage accounts, and they’ll show up just like a network drive within XenApp or on any lab computer station. Unfortunately, this service is only available on lab computers and through XenApp.

Kumo can be linked to UW Box, UW Google Apps and UW OneDrive. While you can link personal accounts with Kumo, keep in mind that personal accounts are not approved for storage of institutional data. If you have not set up your UW accounts, you will need to do so before you can link them with Kumo.

You can learn more about Kumo from the FAQ.

When you log onto a CAE lab machine, you should see a small window for your storage setup.

Click on Setup to get started, or go to kumo.engr.wisc.edu, click on the "Log in" button and enter your CAE credentials.

Next, choose which available online service(s) you wish to map to your computer.

Click "Authorize". You will be taken to the log in screen for that service. Each service may have a slightly different log in procedure. This example is for Box.

Enter you NetID credentials (These services are tied you your UW account, not CAE account). You may need to enter your email in the netid@wisc.edu format.

Once your credentials are entered, Click "Grant Access to Box".

Your cloud account should now show up as network storage.

Groupspace

Creating a Group Filespace

CAE now offers the option to create your own group filespace on our servers. Students, faculty, and staff with active CAE accounts are eligible to create groupspaces. To check your groupspace quota, and to see all of the groupspaces you already belong to, follow this link.

1. To create a group filespace, you must first create a group that will have access to the filespace. If you already have the desired group created, you can skip this step. You can create a group by following these instructions.

2. Once your group is created, go back to the groupspace page.

3. Click on "Create New Groupspace".

4. You will then need to enter: A groupspace name, a quota, a directory name (the name of the root folder), and the group to have access. Make sure to enter a quota that is less than the MAX amount remaining.

5. Click "Submit". It may take our system 5-10 minutes to refresh.

6. You will now need to log out, then log back in for Windows to recognize the new groupspace (Windows only).

Note: Once your groupspace is active, you can access it from the Groups drive. You can map this network drive by following these instructions.

Editing and Deleting Group Filespaces

1. To edit or delete a group filespace, navigate to the groupspace page.

2. You will see a list of all of the groups you are a member of. For groups that you have administrative rights to, you will see links to "Edit" "Change Owner" and "Delete" in the Actions column on the right side of the screen.

3. Click the appropriate link. The "Edit" link will allow you to increase or decrease the allocated quota for the groupspace. "Change Owner" will allow you to transfer ownership to another user in the group. "Delete" will allow you to delete the groupspace entirely.

4. You will now need to log out, then log back in for Windows to recognize the changes to the groupspace (Windows only).

Note: If you need to modify the group that has access to a given groupspace, please see these instructions: Changing Ownership of a Group and Adding members to a Group

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Student orgs

Note: In order to remotely access groupspace folders, you must be connected to the WiscVPN, License VPN, or CoE VPN (Engineering_full or split).

Shared file space

The CAE lab computer image and the CAE file system have combined to change the way that student organizations can access file space. Now filespace can easily be accessed from anywhere, using the following information. Keep in mind that you must be on either the UW campus WiFi, uwmadisonVPN, or one of the various Engineering VPN portals.

On a CAE Windows lab computer, look in the H: drive (studentorgs folder) and find your group's file folder. You will only see resources that you are allowed to access, so the list won't be excessively long.
On a CAE Linux lab computer, go to /groupspace/studentorgs and find your group's file folder.
To map the drive on computers outside CAE labs, the path is \\groupspace.cae.wisc.edu\studentorgs.

You can also access the student org filespace from your browser by going to https://myfiles.cae.wisc.edu/. This also requires that you are on one of the UW campus or Engineering networks.

Website

Student Org websites have been transitioned to WiscWeb. For more information, please see: https://it.wisc.edu/services/web-content-management-wiscweb-cms/

Coursespace

Getting to your Coursespaces

Login to my.cae.wisc.edu and click the "Groupspace" link in the left navigation.

Look for the "View Coursespaces" link (if you do not see this, you do not have access to any coursespaces).
Coursespaces link

You can also access your coursespaces directly via: https://spaces.my.cae.wisc.edu/coursespace

Managing your Coursespaces

If you have access to any coursespaces, you will see them listed with relevant information. Click on the coursespace's link to view more details.
Coursespaces list

In the "Groupspaces" information area, you will have the following options if you have management access to the coursespace:
Coursespace management links

- "Add Groupspaces" - if you have not reached your maximum groupspaces, you may add more here.
- "Membership Mgmt" - you may manage groupspace membership here by adding and removing accounts, including a list of the course roster for selection.
- "Groupspace(s) Quota Mgmt" - you may update the quota for each groupspace here, either individually, or all at once.

An index to CAE filespace articles

An index to CAE filespace articles

Maximum allowed disk space

Checking current vs. maximum disk usage

Emptying Trash

Checking Disk Quota and Usage

Reducing disk quota

Recovering in Windows

Recovering in Linux

Creating a Group Filespace

Editing and Deleting Group Filespaces

Getting to your Coursespaces

Managing your Coursespaces

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