Below you will find information about what access you have to storage both on campus and in the cloud. Explanations for the intended use of those storage spaces is also listed below.
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On Campus |
Google Storage |
| Faculty, Staff, Adjuncts |
- H: drive - 25GB default quota (Can be increased upon request)
- R: drive - 500GB default quota per share; Contact the IT Help Desk for new requests
- S: drive - Available for Large Data Stores, Contact Help Desk
- This data is automatically backed up and retained for 7 months
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- MyDrive - 100GB quota
- Shared Drive - 500GB quota per share;
- Contact the IT Help Desk for new share requests
- When should you use Google Shared Drives?
- Items can be retrieved from your Trash up to 30 days from deletion
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| Students |
- H: drive - 15GB quota
- This data is automatically backed up and retained for 7 months
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- MyDrive - 15GB quota
- Shared Drive - 500GB quota per share;
- Contact the IT Help Desk for new share requests
- When should you use Google Shared Drives?
- Items can be retrieved from your Trash up to 30 days from deletion
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| Generic, Lab, Affiliate |
- H: drive - 25GB quota (Can be increased upon request)
- R: drive - 500GB quota per share; Contact the IT Help Desk for new requests
- This data is automatically backed up and retained for 7 months
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- Affiliate Accounts - MyDrive 1GB quota,
- Shared Drive 500GB quota per share
- Contact the IT Help Desk for new share requests
- When should you use Google Shared Drives?
- Items can be retrieved from your Trash up to 30 days from deletion
- Generic/Lab Accounts can not access MyDrive or Shared Drive
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| Emeriti |
- H: drive - 25GB default quota (Can be increased upon request)
- R: drive - 500GB default quota per share; Contact the IT Help Desk for new requests
- S: drive - Available for Large Data Stores, Contact Help Desk
- This data is automatically backed up and retained for 7 months
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- MyDrive - Existing Data is Read Only, 0GB limit
- Shared Drive - 500GB quota per share;
- Contact the IT Help Desk for new share requests
- When should you use Google Shared Drives?
- Items can be retrieved from your Trash up to 30 days from deletion
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| Alumni Accounts |
No storage available |
No storage available |
If departments have specific large data storage needs, please contact the IT Help Desk or your Support Specialist.
To maintain consistency with our shared storage policy, the creation of Google Shared Drives are upon request only through the IT Help Desk.
Data storage location recommendations:
- On Campus: Research files, large video/image files, large graphic files
- Google My Drive: Non-collaborative business files
- Google Shared Drive: Documents or files that need to be shared with others
To review your current storage usage: