C Drive limitations

[Raven4860]

Because the tool requires the data, maps, etc to be saved and modified on the C drive, it limits our use. Students in my GIS course are not able to save, access, or modify the contents on the C drive root directory. Solutions?

[dferguso]

Hi... Data, maps and projects can actually be located anywhere even on a USB drive. Students will need to install the the templates, scripts and toolbox. The installation includes creating a folder on the C drive called MapSAR_Ex. This folder contains the template, scripts and other relevant files and must be located at C:\MapSAR_Ex. However, I want to emphasize that when new maps/projects are created they can be stored anywhere. Does this work for you? regards, Don

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On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 2:43 PM, Raven4860 ***@***.***> wrote: Because the tool requires the data, maps, etc to be saved and modified on the C drive, it limits our use. Students in my GIS course are not able to save, access, or modify the contents on the C drive root directors. Solutions? — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#15>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AEDctWWYG7cMkkcrto8PMpfW--Hlckk2ks5tt1tZgaJpZM4TtCOg> .

-- Don Ferguson, PhD Research Engineer / ESF-12 - National Energy Technology Laboratory / US DOE Adjunct Assistant Professor - Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering / West Virginia University

[Raven4860]

Hi Don, Thank you for the quick response. I and the IT dept can install these files on the CDrive, but, once the install folder is there, how do the students access the maps if they cannot see it on that drive. There are strict limitations on our campus. I've been trying to work through some of the tutorial. I thought that it required access to the map doc in that folder. Thank you, Lynnette On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 10:00 PM, Don Ferguson <[email protected]> wrote:

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Hi... Data, maps and projects can actually be located anywhere even on a USB drive. Students will need to install the the templates, scripts and toolbox. The installation includes creating a folder on the C drive called MapSAR_Ex. This folder contains the template, scripts and other relevant files and must be located at C:\MapSAR_Ex. However, I want to emphasize that when new maps/projects are created they can be stored anywhere. Does this work for you? regards, Don On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 2:43 PM, Raven4860 ***@***.***> wrote: > Because the tool requires the data, maps, etc to be saved and modified on > the C drive, it limits our use. Students in my GIS course are not able to > save, access, or modify the contents on the C drive root directors. > Solutions? > > — > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > <#15>, or mute the thread > <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe- auth/AEDctWWYG7cMkkcrto8PMpfW--Hlckk2ks5tt1tZgaJpZM4TtCOg> > . > -- Don Ferguson, PhD Research Engineer / ESF-12 - National Energy Technology Laboratory / US DOE Adjunct Assistant Professor - Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering / West Virginia University — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#15 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AUQpDO_b-f-DKqZ7hdlin7Jav7_q6eEZks5tt8_TgaJpZM4TtCOg> .