At NC State, all students, faculty and staff have file storage space in these locations:

• NCSU Drive
  • 20 GB
  • Accessible via the campus network but not with a web browser
  • For details see Your NCSU Drive Space.
• Google Drive – Google imposing limit on available space starting in 2024
  • Accessible via the campus network and with a web browser
  • For details see Google Workspace.
• Office 365 OneDrive (1 TB) 
  • Microsoft OneDrive file space is not officially supported by OIT but is available as part of Office 365
  • More information about Office 365

• Storing sensitive data
  • In general, Cloud storage space (e.g., OneDrive) should not be used for very sensitive data, e.g., Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, passwords.
    See Storage Locations for University Data for details.
  • University employees who handle sensitive data:
    See “Cloud service” in the table of Storage Locations for University Data.
  • NC State’s Google Workspace Drive Storage (My Drive and Shared Drives) space is approved for storing “Red” data.

• See OIT Storage Resource Summary