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With Mac

For Mac users, we currently offer the following connection options:

  • Usage of the RDMS web portal.
  • Using Finder with WebDAV.
  • Using Cyberduck with WebDAV.

While the usage of the web portal is convenient for permission management, management of RDMS Team Drives and Projects as well as working with metadata, it is very limited on its up-/download capabilities (max. ~32MB per file).

Hence, we recommend to use either Finder with WebDAV or alternatively Cyberduck with WebDAV. In this section, both options will be explained.

Using Finder and WebDAV

Finder is the default file manager under Mac. It's functionality allows to not only access the local file system, but also to access remote files using different protocols. For this section, we will configure Finder using the WebDAV interface of the RDMS which allows for the data transfer in Mac without using additional third-party software.

In order for Finder to access the RDMS, you need to provide a server address. The address is “https://webdav.data.rug.nl“

Finder will now ask you for login credentials to connect your Mac to the RDMS. These are the settings you need to provide to access the system:

  • The “Connect as” setting should be set to “Registered user”.
  • Your user name is your UG mail address, not your p-number.
  • Tick the checkbox “Remember this password in my keychain”.

You should now have a RDMS Network Disk location in Finder.