Storage and Backups

Backing up files

There are many ways to backup your data at the University:

• Save your data to your personal U: Drive (My Documents)
• Burn a CD of your data
• Use a USB drive or other removable device.

NB. It is vital that staff members ensure their valuable data is backed up or a computer failure will be a disaster.

Staff members can also backup to the Shared Work W: Drive (though this can be accessed by your whole workgroup).

U: Drive Information

Staff can save their work files to their hard-drive and U drive. It is advisable to save important files to your U drive. Should your computer fail the files on your U drive will have been backed up for you.

For staff members using Macs, the process to login to your U: and W: Drive is slightly different. Go to get setting up your shared drives on a Mac, or please contact the TS Service Desk.

How much space do I have allocated on my U: drive?

• Individual Staff: 5 gigabytes

Updated: 15 September 2012