NWU staff members are assigned the following storage options when registered as a user at the NWU: (Staff)
|
Platform |
Description |
Size |
|
MS 365 OneDrive |
Cloud storage |
30 GB |
| MS 365 Outlook | Active mailbox | 10 GB |
| MS 365 Outlook | Online archive | 99 GB |
|
NextCloud |
Private cloud storage (Research data) |
50 GB |
|
Google Workspace |
Cloud storage |
5 GB |
Storage is only available while a user is an active staff member of the NWU.
The following conditions apply when using the NWU cloud environment:
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In Outlook, the automatic archiving policy is applied to all mailboxes. The automatic archiving policy is a process designed to help manage storage limitations by moving older email items to the Online or In-Place Archive. Here’s how this works:
Any email older than 1 year will be automatically moved to the Online/In-place Archive mailbox. This reduces the load on your primary mailbox while ensuring the items are still accessible.
Please see storage guidelines on best practices for storing your data.
Backup of data
|
Platform |
IT responsible |
Restored |
Duration |
|
OneDrive |
Yes |
Per request |
|
|
NextCloud |
Yes |
Per request |
Last 30 days |
|
|
No |
No |
|
|
Other Cloud and personal storage |
No |
No |
Backup of data stored in other places (e.g., Other cloud storage, C-Drives, flash drives, external HDD, etc.) is the responsibility of the user and cannot be restored by IT.
To restore data from backup: Log a ticket or contact your Campus IT Service Desk and provide the following information:
- Platform used to store data.
- The last date when the data was correct.
- Full path to file(s)/folder(s) that were lost/corrupted.
- Staff: Contact your IT Service Desk.