Connecting to the Yoda Network Disk on macOS

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Last updated: 30/03/2023
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You can open the Yoda Network Disk using the Finder app. By default, the Finder icon is shown in the bottom left corner of your screen, in the Dock. Click on this icon.

 

If you don’t see the Finder icon, you can alternatively start Finder by pressing the command key and the space bar, then typing “finder” and pressing enter.

Now press the command key and the “K” key to connect to the Yoda server. You should now see this dialogue:

 

Enter https://leiden-yoda.irods.surfsara.nl/user/gate as the server address.

The Finder app will show a confirmation dialogue, similar to the one below. The address shown in the dialogue should be the address you entered in the previous dialogue.

 

Press the Connect button.

 

You should now see a credential's dialogue. The “Connect as” setting should be set to “Registered user”. “Name” should be your email address. Create a Data Access Password and copy it to the Password field. Tick the checkbox “Remember this password in my keychain”. Click on the connect button.

You should now have a new Yoda Network Disk location in Finder. Its name is the network address you entered before. You may have to scroll down in finder in order to see it.

You can also connect using Cyberduck on macOS, see Connecting to the Yoda Network Disk on Windows