Box cloud storage is available to all staff. Recommended for collaboration.
for desktop and mobile apps
OneDrive is part of your Microsoft 365 account. Recommended for personal storage.
Your M:Drive gives you 1 GB of storage on the University's network. You can access your M:Drive from your My Documents folder when logged into a University Windows computer.
Shared network drives are intended for groups, teams or departments who need to access or work on the same files.
Service | Storage | Recommended for |
Box |
1 TB cloud storage (MyBox) |
Personal storage, shared folders and collaboration |
OneDrive (Office 365) |
1 TB cloud storage | Personal storage |
Personal network drive (M:Drive) | 1 GB network storage | When using IT labs |
Shared network drive | On request | Legacy service - please use Box |
Transfer files up to 5 GB to anyone using
You can from a network drive from up to two years ago.
We're unable to restore files from removable storage, such as external hard drives and USB sticks, or local storage, such as your desktop or C: Drive.