Yes.  The drive mapping path location changed from \\arthur\username$ to \\windows.uwyo.edu\student\storage\username

Note: the $ has been removed from the end of the username.

If you are using a Mac, please see How to Connect to UWStudent and Classfiles Storage with a Mac for more information on how to connect.

Yes.  The path location for Classfiles changed from \\arthur\classfiles to \\windows.uwyo.edu\student\classfiles

If you are using a Mac, please see How to Connect to UWStudent and Classfiles Storage with a Mac for more information on how to connect.

The change is related to the implementation of Distributed File System (DFS) for increased reliability and redundancy.   Additional information on DFS and how it functions can be found at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_File_System_(Microsoft)

No, this behavior is expected, so there is not a problem with your account.  As part of the upgrade, all users’ profiles were set back to a default state. Setting profiles back to a default state causes some user-specific settings to be lost.  Some standard settings that will be set to a default include desktop backgrounds and drive mappings.  No data is lost because of this change.

Yes. Student Storage quotas increased from 500 MBs to1 GB.

No, encrypted and offline files are not supported on the student storage server.