Where Do I Store and Access My Files? | Information Technology Services

Humboldt’s standard storage service offering is Google Drive, which provides fast storage that is continuously backed up, is available from anywhere on any platform, and synchronizes with locally created files whenever it's connected to the internet using Google Drive for Desktop.

More information about using Google Drive and Google Drive for Desktop can be found in the videos below and on the Google website. The Technology Help Desk will also be happy to answer any questions about the new storage systems.

Students: for information on using Linux with Google Drive, please speak with your instructor.

A note on backups

The most important reason to store your work on Google is so that it is continuously backed up; ITS doesn't back up data stored on your local desktop or laptop computer. We also don’t recommend using a USB drive as a primary storage device. USB drives can be used for backing up data but they are easy to lose and too likely to fail.

Your Storage Options

	Google Drive	Archive Tier	Capacity Tier	Secured Tier	Hybrid Tier
Primary Usage	Standard storage option. Files you want to use anywhere, collaborate, with flexible storage options	Low cost storage for backing up your data. Large amounts of storage (multiple Terabytes) at a value price point. This is intended to be a second copy of data, it is not backed up. (Please contact us.) This offering is used primarily for research purposes.	Where Google will not work. Large amounts of storage (multiple Terabytes) at a value price point. (Please contact us.) This offering is used primarily for research purposes.	High performance, small data footprint for critical campus records (Level 1). Extra security precautions are required.	Fast near line storage for use both on premise and in Microsoft Azure cloud environments. Examples include using ClassShare and Research folders for storing large data sets and results.
Storage of Level 1 Data permitted
Cost	FREE with storage cap coming soon	$50/TB per year	$110/TB per year	$500/TB per year	$1,520/TB per year
Versioning/Backups	Versioning		Daily Backup on Weekdays Backups Archived in the Cloud	Daily Backup on Weekdays Backups Archived in the Cloud	Daily Backup on Weekdays Backups Archived in the Cloud
Mobile-friendly
Accessible from off-campus		(with a VPN connection)	(with a VPN connection)	(with a VPN connection)	(with a VPN connection, through VLab, or any Azure service)
Self-service restore
Collaboration					*
Drive letter	(G:)	can be mapped individually	(L:)	(T:)	(Z:)
Self-service sharing
Available offline?
Access from personal devices

Need Help?

Self-Service Troubleshooting

Call (707) 826-4357

Help Desk Hours

Monday - Friday 8am - 8pm

After hours emergencies:
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System Status

Status	System	Est. resolution
Available	All Systems

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