What's described here is a standard method for bring some order to the chaos of project data locations on campus. The basic idea is there is a single root directory that contains links to local project data you care about. Once filesystems are linked in a standardized way, your software can use these canonical paths instead of the actual locations to access files from programs and scripts. A level of indirection isolates code from the storage-relocation churn.
## A setup procedures for Windows
You will need administrator access for step one of this procedure. Afterwards your standard login will work.
