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Sample · IT · 6 steps · 0:38

How to ask for access to a shared drive

Team folders on the network are not open to everyone. Ask for access in the IT portal, and the drive’s owner decides.

Click “Access”
Sample screenshot for step 1: Click “Access”. Drawn sample of the Northwind IT portal home page, with a Hardware link.
Click “Request” next to Shared drive
Sample screenshot for step 2: Click “Request” next to Shared drive. Drawn sample of the Northwind IT portal access catalog with a Request button beside each item.
Select “Finance team (S:)”
Sample screenshot for step 3: Select “Finance team (S:)”. Drawn sample of a shared drive access request form with its fields filled in.
Type why you need it into “Reason for access”
Sample screenshot for step 4: Type why you need it into “Reason for access”. Drawn sample of a shared drive access request form with its fields filled in.

Tip

Name the team or project you are joining. The drive’s owner approves faster when the reason is specific.

Click “Approver” and check it is your manager
Sample screenshot for step 5: Click “Approver” and check it is your manager. Drawn sample of a shared drive access request form with its fields filled in.
Click “Submit request”
Sample screenshot for step 6: Click “Submit request”. Drawn sample of a shared drive access request form with its fields filled in.

Alert

The drive does not appear straight away. Sign out and back in once IT confirms, so your session picks up the new group.

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