Data Storage Options

Flash / USB / Thumb Drives

• Never use these devices as the only storage location for a file. While great for temporary storage and for moving files from location to location, these drives tend to fail at the most inopportune time. We see this at least once per term

"Home Accounts" on Faculty, Staff, or Student Servers

• Directly associated with folder redirection, Home Accounts offer data storage on Knox's servers. The amount of storage you have available is defined by your role at the College. The storage may be upped for valid academic or business needs

  • Faculty: 20 GB

  • Staff: 10 GB

  • Students 10 GB

• Data stored on your home account is backed up nightly

• See here for instructions on accessing your home account

Departmental Accounts

• Departmental Accounts are available for users to store data which needs to be shared members of a department.

• Storage in these locations is limited to available space on College servers

• See here for instructions on accessing Departmental Accounts

Google Drive / Google Drive File Stream

• As a Google Apps for Education institution, all Students, Faculty, and Staff have unlimited data storage while formally attending or working for the College

• Google Drive File Stream in access method in which your Google Drive appears as a "Drive Letter" (Windows) or Folder (Mac) on your computer

• Data stored on Google servers is constantly backup across multiple servers

• See Google Drive File Stream for more information using Google Drive and Google Drive File Stream