TTU's U: Drive (Centralized File Storage for Users) - Powered by Xythos

Additional Features

• Open a web browser (Internet Explorer or Firefox required).
• Go to http://files.tntech.edu
• Login using your PC Lab username and password.
• Note that the password is case sensitive. 
• Click OK.

Navigation Use the breadcrumbs or the up arrow to navigate among your folders. Clicking on the black arrow to the left of the folder name will display all folders on the same level.
Menu bar: Copy files or folders Move files or folders (See example below). Delete files for folders Rename files or folders Manage files or folders to share with others.

Sharing Files and Permissions Xythos enables you to share specific files with other users.  You need to set permissions carefully when you share files.
Check the file or folder you wish to share. Select Manage > Permissions from the menu bar OR right-click on a file to select Manage > Permissions.
To the far left, click Add User/Group
Search for the person by: Starting to type in the Add Users box and selecting from the pop-up list of suggestions. OR by using the Find feature.  Start by clicking on the down arrow and searching by name or email. Set the permissions you need under either the Basic Permissions or Advanced Permissions tab.
Basic Permissions tab Advanced Permissions tab

• Click the Apply button to view applied changes, or
  click the Finish button to save the changes and exit the Permissions screen.

Be VERY careful in giving someone DELETE or ADMINISTER privileges!!

Use Tickets to Share Files and Folders

Tickets allow you to provide an online link to a file or folder to specific users whether they are on Xythos or not.  Once the link is created via Manage > Tickets, you may send an email with the link. The person receiving the email from you with the link can open the file or folder.  You may set a password if desired for additional security.

Setting Versions

If you are sharing a document or working on an important assignment or a thesis or dissertation, you may wish to keep several versions as you are working.
 

• Use the check box to select the file.
• From the menu bar, select Manage > Versioning
  (or right-click the file to select Manage > Versioning).
• Click Enable Versioning to the far right.
• Click Finish.

Tip:  If you set Versioning on a folder, then files
uploaded to that folder will have versioning on.

Once versioning is enabled:

• Open the file and edit it.
• Upload it and check Overwrite file if it already exists.
• Instead of overwriting, a new version is created.
• Select the file and from the menu select Manage > Versioning to see the versions available.

File Checkout

If versioning is enabled, you may also want to use file Checkout (such as when you are working on a group project).

•  Checkout lets you edit a file and locks it so no one else may edit it at the same time.  However, they may still view it. 
• UnCheckout File writes your changed file and unlocks it so others may edit it.

For additional help:

See the online Help provided with the web interface.

Faculty and Staff: Contact your College contact or MicroSupport@tntech.edu

Students:  Contact Help Desk at 372-3975
(8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sunday 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. when classes are in session)