Using the Mac OS and Saving Your Work
All Macs in the Green Room (0F17) in F Block, the Arnolfini Cyan Room (4AF002) and Black Room (4AF003) and in the satellite studio spaces (Graphics, Illustration, Fashion Communications and Spike Island) all run Mac OS systems. There are Windows machines in the Blue Room (0F15).
When the machines are first switched on you will need to log in. Use the personal log-in and password to log-in.
The machines all have a number of folders, and access to a variety of backup solutions. It is vital to backup your work at the end of every session. When saving onto a computer, work will only be stored for a maximum of 28 days. However, in the case of hardware failure, a machine may need to be wiped at short notice, and all work on that machine will be lost. There are no extenuating circumstances for work lost in this way. An outline of the folder structure, and the nature of each folder follows below.
When the machines are first switched on you will need to log in. Use the personal log-in and password to log-in.
The machines all have a number of folders, and access to a variety of backup solutions. It is vital to backup your work at the end of every session. When saving onto a computer, work will only be stored for a maximum of 28 days. However, in the case of hardware failure, a machine may need to be wiped at short notice, and all work on that machine will be lost. There are no extenuating circumstances for work lost in this way. An outline of the folder structure, and the nature of each folder follows below.
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This is a local 'home' folder that will share it's name with your log-in ID. Files saved here will only be available on that specific machine. Files will only be saved there for a maximum of 28 days, after which they will be wiped. Machines may be wiped or moved without notice so it is vital to back up your work.
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Your MicroSoft Office 365 account includes 100GB of cloud storage through the OneDrive system. The computer desktop includes a shortcut to the web-based OneDrive system. The icon on the right of the page is a shortcut to the browser-based version of One Drive. Information of the central IT storage options are on the ITS Help Pages
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The DDS Virtual Green Room icon is a shortcut to the Teams virtual teaching room that we use to simulcast the tutor's shared screen during technical workshops. You will be directed how to access it at the beginning of every workshop session.
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The Digital Design Studios has a support desk that runs both in person from the DDS office 0F12, in F-Block at Bower Ashton, and online through Teams. This shortcut will take you straight to the online Teams Support channel, and we will get back to you as soon as we can to help you with your query. We endeavour to have someone available on the support desk every weekday from 9:30-4:30 (closed for lunch 12:30-1:30), but there are occasions when the desk is closed if no staff are available.
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Updated: 14/11/21