How can I backup my 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 memory Key or other removable drive.

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

What is my U: Drive?

Students

• When you work on the lab computers you are unable to save your work to the hard drive or the desktop of the machine you are working on. Instead you save your work to what is known as the U: drive. This U: drive is hard drive space on a network server that has been set aside for every student. Your U: drive will be accessible from any computer you log onto in the Computer labs, the Library, and the Student Drop-In Centre and can only be seen by you.

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. To get assistance with setting up your shared drives on a Mac, please contact the TS Service Desk.

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

• Individual Student: 200 megabytes
• Individual Staff: 5000 megabytes

Please note: Additional disk space can be arranged by emailing servicedesk@scu.edu.au.

For Coffs Harbour Campus - see checit.scu.edu.au/index.php/32/

Updated: 09 November 2011