Overview
You will likely encounter data that you need to store and save. This article explains where to store the data and how to recover it in the event of unexpected data loss.
Definitions
- UFV Data: This contains information about UFV, its employees, and/or its students. Be especially aware if this data contains personally identifiable information (PII) like SINs, full names, student ID numbers, addresses, or financial information. You should take extra care when sharing and storing PII.
- Personal Data: This is any non-UFV related data on your personal devices; such as photos.
UFV Data
Your files and data are important, as well as the invaluable work you do at UFV as an employee or student. So long as you save your employee or student files to UFV's OneDrive/SharePoint, your home directory (F: drive), or department drive (G: drive), UFV will ensure it is backed up regularly for recovery in case of unexpected data loss.
UFV data should only be stored in UFV supported locations: on the network drives or UFV's OneDrive/SharePoint.
Do not save files to the local C: drive, third party cloud storage, or other external storage devices. These will not be backed up in the nightly routine and may not be recoverable.
Lost something? Submit a request for UFV data recovery here: Network File Recovery
Personal Data
For your personal devices, make sure you are backing up all your data to an external hard drive or to the cloud for the same protection.
Mac - How to backup your data using Time Machine on a Mac computer
Windows - Windows 10: Windows 10 Backup & Restore
Several cloud services also exist to back up your data. See some of the popular selections below: