STORAGE AND BACKUP METHODS

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Your network drive:

• Personal network drives provided by ITS are routinely backed up, so your backup will have a backup.
  
  
• Used for work-related data files only.


• DO NOT back up full images of your hard drive to the H: drive.


• More information can be found on the Network Storage page in the Networking category.

Google Drive:

• Easily share and collaborate with other users.
  
  
• Unlimited storage on your Smith account.


• Files stored on Google Drive are encrypted, whcih meets regulatory needs for secure storage.

External hard drives:

• You can checkout an external hard drive from Smith Media Studios.


• Are readily available and getting less expensive all the time.
  
  
• Offer large amounts of storage. You can back up your entire computer with a large enough external hard drive.
  
  
• Must be carried with you to use.
  

USB Flash drive (Jump Drive):

• Are readily available, inexpensive, and very small.
  
  
• Are extremely portable and can be used on any computer with an available USB port.
  
  
• Must be carried with you to use.