File Storage University funded file storage is provided for all University IT account holders based on their relationship with the University. All account holders have access to both personal storage (also known as their user space or home folder) and shared storage. Quota period and allowance The following table provides information on storage space for both staff and students: | | Staff, Visitors, Postgraduate research students | Students including Undergraduates, Honours and Postgraduate coursework |
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| Applicable period for storage | For period of employment
| 1st of January to 31st of December (for as long as their student relationship with the university continues). | | User storage | Staff: 2Gb
Visitors: 250Mb | 250Mb | | Shared file storage | 300Mb per staff FTE per area | 50Mb per student FTE per area | | Area funded storage | Areas (school/branch) may purchase additional space for individual staff or shared area storage space. | Academic staff can request additional storage for individual courses. Areas are charged for the full amount requested irrespective of actual consumption. |
Purchasing extra storageThe following table provides information on purchasing extra storage space for both staff and students: | | Staff, Visitors, Postgraduate research students | Students including Undergraduates, Honours and Postgraduate coursework |
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Cost of additional user storage
| Charges are currently $25 per Gb per annum. Requests can be made to increase quota to 5 Gb or 10 Gb. | Charges are currently $25 per Gb per annum per student. Requests must be for all students in a course. | | Cost of additional shared storage | Charges are currently $25 per Gb per annum per person. Minimum purchase 20Gb ($500).
See also Low Cost Storage | Academic staff can request additional storage for individual courses. Areas are charged for the full amount requested irrespective of actual consumption. Minimum purchase 20Gb ($500). | | Procedure | Please email a request to the helpdesk, including the desired quota (5 or 10gb) and an account code to charge against. | Contact the ITS Helpdesk. | Storage carry over
| Purchase of additional storage is on a per annum basis. | Purchase of additional storage is on a per annum basis. |
Low Cost StorageA low cost storage scheme is available for staff members and areas. This is available for $1500 per terabyte without backup or $4900 per terabyte with full backup. The minimum amount which can be requested is 500 Gb (0.5 Tb). Please contact the Helpdesk for further information. Storing University RecordsTRIM is the University electronic records management system and should be used to store all University records so that they may be managed in accordance with legislative requirements under the State Records Act. Records stored on a shared drive are not compliant. |
