Saving data to the cloud and\/or an external drive to be analyzed at home will be key in helping labs maintain social distancing.\u00a0 If you have an external drive these programs provide another location to backup data free of charge that can be accessed anywhere with an internet connection. These directions cover the web interfaces for two popular cloud storage tools available to the campus community. These processes are most appropriate for users of lab equipment that generate data to be analyzed off-site (a different computer) from a local non CSU NetID account that is running the instrument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Navigate to https:\/\/portal.office.com<\/a> in your preferred browser of choice and sign in with your CSU NetID credentials.\u00a0 After you have signed into the Office 365 portal and selected “Onedrive”, you will be able to upload files and folders to Onedrive for storage and access off campus.\u00a0 Currently there is a file size limit of 15 gb, but Microsoft is currently working on increasing that limit to 100 gb by the end of June, 2020.\u00a0 While the file or folder is being uploaded you will need to stay in the lab until the uploading process is done in order to logout of the Office 365 portal for security purposes.\u00a0 Once you are home you can access the uploaded files and folders by logging into https:\/\/portal.office.com<\/a> with your CSU NetID credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Information on Onedrive<\/strong>: https:\/\/support.office.com\/en-us\/article\/invalid-file-names-and-file-types-in-onedrive-and-sharepoint-64883a5d-228e-48f5-b3d2-eb39e07630fa?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Navigate to https:\/\/mail.google.com\/a\/rams.colostate.edu<\/a> in your browser of choice and sign in with your CSU NetID credentials.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t have a Google account through CSU there is a link in the middle of the page that you can use to create one.\u00a0 Once you have logged in and launched “Drive” you can upload files and folders up to 5 tb in size.\u00a0 As with uploading files and folders in Onedrive you will need to stay in the lab while the data is being uploaded in order to logout of Google and close the browser for security purposes.\u00a0 The data will now be available to you at home by logging into https:\/\/mail.google.com\/a\/rams.colostate.edu<\/a> with your CSU NetID credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGoogle Drive<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n