Other cloud storage providers such as Dropbox do not guarantee that, and are not supported by the University's central IT department. OneDrive is secure: the University has signed up via JANET's terms and conditions to ensure that our data is stored in the EU and UK.Simple and easy to use, like other online files sharing tools, for example, Dropbox and WeShare.External contacts can be sent a guest link to access an individual document or a folder and do not need their own OneDrive account. Working collaboratively with staff, students, or external contacts.University storage should be used for storing your work-related files only, please do not load your music collection or personal photo albums to it.Īll Staff, Associates and Students can access a secure online file sharing tool called OneDrive for Business via Office 365 on a Windows or Mac computer. Please note, the U:Drive is not available for staff and students joining since August 2020. U:Drive - (not available for new staff and students) individual secure filespace on a central fileserver.We recommend the use of SharePoint instead of N:Drive. This is generally available on staff PCs or laptops as your N:Drive.

N:Drive (staff only) - All Professional Services, Colleges and Departments are also allocated shared network file space for collaborative working and file sharing purposes.The University also uses the following legacy file storage: Further guidance on data security and file storage is available from Information Governance. We recommend using OneDrive for Business for personal file storage and SharePoint for collaborating. Use it to store and share documents, and work collaboratively on files in real time. SharePoint - designed for collaboration.

OneDrive for Business - personal file storage for staff and students from which you can share documents easily.

Exeter IT I need something new Files and storage Files and storage Types of University storage for staff and studentsĪll staff and students at the University of Exeter have access to secure cloud-based storage through:

Free cloud service for students