Data storage

The KI storage space is fast and appears as an extra drive on your computer but without taking any space on your local hard drive. It is free of charge up to a certain amount, decided by the IT office. There is no size limit for the files. Files on the KI drives can only be shared with KI affiliated people.

Available drives at KI

Store and share files

To get access to any of the drives, contact the IT Support at KI. Inform them who else should have access to your drive. Once you get a confirmation email from the IT office, follow the mapping instructions to access your drive from any computer, including the Multi-user and Single-user Remote desktops.

How to access your data from any computer

To access your KI storage space from any computer, you need to Map your KI drive to the computer. This only needs to be done once and can be done on any computer, inside or outside KI, including the Multi-user and Single user Remote desktops.

VPN connection is required if the computer is not physically plugged (via ethernet cable) into the KI network. You then need to log in with your KI credentials to access your folder. Remember to type "user\" before your KI-ID.

How to map your KI drive

For PC

• Open any folder
• Right click on This PC (on the left)
• Select Map network drive
• Under Folder, write the  following: \\user.ki.se\labs (L drive)
• Tick in Reconnect at Sign-in
• Click Finish
• Log in using your KI credentials. Remember to write "user\" before your KI id. 

For Mac

• In Finder - go to Connect to Server
• In the connection window, connect to the following address: smb://user.ki.se/labs (L drive)
• Log in using your KI credentials but remember to write "user\" before your KI id

The LCI core facility has two types of remote servers for image analysis: The Multi-user and Single user Remote desktops. Both of them can be accessed from any computer.