The Apporto Cloud Mounter installed within the Virtual Lab enables students to directly access their University of Delaware Google Drive Storage
The Cloud Mounter seamlessly maps your Google storage as a network drive, making it easier to get to all your data.
First Time User
Begin by logging into the Apporto Virtual Lab
Double-Click the Cloud Mounter Icon on the Apporto Windows Desktop
![Computer desktop showing several software icons, including Excel, SQL Server Management Studio, SAS 9.4 (English), Publisher, Python 3.12 (64-bit), Tableau 2023.2, and Cloud Mounter. An arrow points to the Cloud Mounter icon](https://readme.lerner.udel.edu/files/2024/06/image-574352f2-c658-431e-838a-99ca4b743c81.png)
Cloud Mounter will launch and Prompt you to Start a New Connection
![Apporto Cloud Mounter window displaying options to start a new connection with Google Drive, OneDrive, Box Drive, Dropbox Drive, Network Drive, and an option labeled 'UserName.' The window also has a section for existing connections](https://readme.lerner.udel.edu/files/2024/06/image-3f801b56-a60c-4331-8c13-7ede40dff07d.png)
Select Google Drive
![Start a New Connection section with the Google Drive option highlighted in the Apporto Cloud Mounter interface.](https://readme.lerner.udel.edu/files/2024/06/image-fab63136-14be-4244-bf21-a95d2adc5da6.png)
In the Connection Dialog, ensure that Connect at Login/Startup is Checked
Then select Connect Now
![Dialog box showing the ability to enter a Drive name with the button Connect Now](https://readme.lerner.udel.edu/files/2024/06/image-9679caea-4113-4180-9c8a-ecdecdb0ae1b.png)
You will be prompted to Sign In
Use your full UD email address and choose Next
![Windows sign in page with a box to enter an email address](https://readme.lerner.udel.edu/files/2024/06/image-5d13abcc-4c1c-4466-aee7-7ddd1d340968.png)
You will be prompted to login through the UD CAS page
Use your UD username, password, and 2FA to login
![University of Delaware login box with username and password fields](https://readme.lerner.udel.edu/files/2024/06/image-35c024e5-42ef-45da-8a3b-d2d4a6b21ec3.png)
You will be prompted to authorize Apporto Cloud Mounter
Choose Continue
![Google prompt asking for access to Apporto Cloud Mounter](https://readme.lerner.udel.edu/files/2024/06/image-5c85b475-9f9d-413a-95e2-241e267e522c.png)
The Cloud Mounter will automatically map your Google Drive to the Gdrive location
![Windows File explorer with an arrow pointing to the G Drive](https://readme.lerner.udel.edu/files/2024/06/image-e02a6fbd-18f9-4526-b3c8-3082ef3264c0.png)
Using Google Drive in Apporto Virtual Lab
When you login to a lab computer, the Cloud Mounter will automatically connect you to your Google Drive.
You can find your Google Drive by opening Files
![Windows start menu](https://readme.lerner.udel.edu/files/2024/06/image-de48da0a-243d-40e7-bba9-ad489f68ca05.png)
Your Google Drive will be listed as Gdrive and located on the left side of the window
![Windows File explorer with an arrow pointing to the G Drive](https://readme.lerner.udel.edu/files/2024/06/image-e375ab9a-86ab-4eb6-a5e9-a3fed30b0a13.png)