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File storage options

OneDrive (Office 365)

OneDrive gives you 1 TB of storage in the cloud (as part of your Microsoft Office 365 account).

Sign in to OneDrive with your Essex IT account.
Get the OneDrive mobile app for your phone or tablet.
For help using OneDrive, visit Microsoft's OneDrive help & learning page.

Personal network drive (M: Drive)

Your home network drive gives you 1 GB of personal storage on the University network.
You can access your home network drive from your My Documents folder when logged into a University Windows computer.
You can also access your M:Drive remotely.

Box

Box gives you 1 TB of personal storage in the cloud (your MyBox folder) and unlimited storage for department shared folders.

Students must request a Box account. Once you have a Box account you can sign in to Box with your Essex IT account.
Box Drive is an app you can install on your PC to easily access your files in Box through Windows Explorer or Finder.
For help using Box, visit the Box Support page.

Sending large files (ZendTo)

Use our ZendTo file transfer service to send files up to 5 GB to anyone. Files are automatically deleted 14 days after you upload them.

Recovering lost files

You can request a file recovery 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.

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