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File Storage and Sharing

  • Service available to: Faculty, Staff
  • Themes: Collaboration, Data and Storage, Research
  • Service Category: IT Infrastructure
  • Service Areas: Storage
  • Fees May Apply:

Description of Service

This service provides faculty and staff with access to both departmental and individual file storage services where data files can be appropriately backed up and restored when needed. Files can be easily and conveniently accessed from anywhere on any device including desktop, laptop, and mobile devices. Services for secure file transfer and sharing of files with collaborators outside of the university are provided as well.

The service provides:

  • Individual file storage for all faculty and staff that can be accessed from on campus or remotely.
  • Individual file sharing to make it easy to share files with people on and off campus in a safe and secure manner.
  • Departmental storage for departments and units to support collaboration and the sharing of files.
  • Document workflow and collaboration to help share the editing and management of documents and assist with day-to-day business, as well as long-term retention and storage of electronic documents, through SharePoint Online.
  • High-capacity storage for researchers through DataStore.
  • Shared data storage for research groups to create a collaborative space and share large files through DataShare.

The USask Data Classifications should be used as a guide when choosing how to store or sharing university data and information.


Access

Instructions for accessing individual and departmental file storage (login required) are available in the knowledge base. There is also information about accessing OneDrive online (login required) in the knowledge base.

Local IT support personnel can request set up access to departmental file storage but instructions are also available online.

For assistance accessing individual or departmental file storage, contact IT Support Services:

For assistance accessing research storage, contact research_computing@usask.ca.


Availability of Support

Core Hours: 8:00 am–5:00 pm Monday to Friday
After Hours: N/A


Service Standards


Service Exclusions, Limitations, and Restrictions

  • Some file storage options have quotas. Consult the specific support documentation for details.
  • Storage and distribution of digital content must comply with legislation such as the Copyright Act.

Service Charges

  • There are generally no charges associated with the file storage and sharing service, but some charges may be associated with research data storage. Contact research_computing@usask.ca for more information about pricing.


Related Terms

Cabinet, Collaboration, Datashare, Datastore, Document management, Drive, Dropbox, File sharing, Files, Jade, Map, Mount, NFS, Onedrive, Owncloud, Quota, Share, Sharepoint, Sharepoint online, Storage, Sync, Workflow