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Access to Shared Drives is limited to Macalester students, faculty and staff. Connect to a shared drive from on-campus or remotely. Advantages to storing files on the shared drives:
- Files are backed up nightly.
- Access files from any campus location or remotely.
- Securely share files with Campus community.
Shared Drive Types
List of most commonly used shared drives, use, access restrictions, and lifespan of contents.
| Drive |
Use |
Who can access? |
Lifespan |
| H |
Personal files |
Account owner only. |
Entire drive and its contents are deleted when account is deleted. |
| G |
Sharing and storing files within a department |
Access is limited to members of a department. |
Files remain until deleted by members of the department. |
| M |
Transferring files between departments |
No access restrictions for any Macalester account. Users can upload, view, download, edit, delete the contents of any folder. |
Files will be deleted on a regular basis by ITS. |
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