All Platforms | Macs Only | Windows Only
All Platforms
Versioning and Logging
Neither versioning nor logging will work correctly when you edit or upload files through the Mac Finder. Versioning will work correctly on a Mac only if you edit files locally and then upload new versions through the web interface. To the extent that Windows users may collaborate with Mac users, they also need to be aware of this problem. Editing a shared file through the Mac Finder will remove versioning and logging information. The problem occurs whether versioning or logging was set at the file or folder level. The documents themselves are not affected, but version histories and access logs will be lost. On the other hand, Mac users can look in the trash to find older, automatically deleted versions of files they have edited remotely.
Link from Portfolio
We are working to create a link in the Wesleyan Portfolio that will land you directly in your personal home directory without requiring additional authentication. Until it is working, please remember that you can always get to WesFiles on the web by typing https://wesfiles.wesleyan.edu/ into your address bar. You will need to sign in, but otherwise the result is no different from getting there via the portfolio.
Macs Only
Browser Compatibility
Mac users moving more than 15 files at a time should use the advanced upload option via a web-browser connection to WesFiles to avoid a slow transfer issue seen through the Finder.
Slow Saves
Working in the Finder, you may note that saving is slow. This is due to the Macintosh implementation of the WebDAV protocol used in WesFiles.
OS Compatibility
Versions 10.3 (Panther) and earlier of OS X do not include secured WebDAV. You will not be able to connect to WesFiles via the Finder with these operating systems. Please use the browser and consider upgrading your OS.
Windows Only
Vista Hotfix Needed to Use Web Folders
In order to use Web Folders with IE on Windows Vista, you may need to download a service pack as described here.
Xythos Drive on Vista
One of the default settings on Vista can interfere with the operation of the Xythos Drive. If you are having difficulty try this fix:
- Click Start > Run
- Type “secpol.msc.” in the Run field to go to Vista’s security policy system
- Click Go to: Local Policies > Security Options
- Find “Network Security: LAN Manager” authentication level
- Change the Setting from “Send NTLMv2 response only” to “Send LM & NTLM — use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated.”
- Close and run gpupdate /force
- Xythos Drive connects successfully.