Local Drive Usage Advisory
Version 1.2
For Students, Faculty, Staff, Guests, Alumni
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Sponsor |
Office of Information Technology |
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Audience |
Faculty, students, administrative officials, staff, alumni, authorized guests, delegates, and independent contractors. |
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Effective Date |
03/30/2020 |
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Review Date |
03/15/2023 |
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Implementation Information |
Review Frequency: Annual Responsible Person: Chief Information Security Officer Approved By: Chief Technology Officer |
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Background Information |
The purpose of this advisory is to ensure the University community is aware of the risks involved with saving files directly connected to internal or external hard drives on laptops or desktops. |
Statement
- The Office of Information Technology does not back up internal or external hard drives on laptops or desktops.
- Although saving files to your local drive is not prohibited, you may risk losing your data since the Office of Information Technology cannot restore lost files saved on local drives.
- Should you save files to your local drive, you are responsible for backing up data1.
- The Office of Information Technology provides secure storage to save your files. Follow the instructions in the Microsoft OneDrive™ for Business Backup Procedure or call the Office of Information Technology Service Desk at 718-817-3999 for other options.
Definition
Local drive is the storage physically attached to your device, for example, C: drives, Macintosh HD, and USB drives.
Revision History
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Version
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Date
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Description
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1.0
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03/30/2020
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Initial document
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1.2
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03/15/2023
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Added Microsoft OneDrive for Business Backup procedure link, updated definition
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1 Certain data is prohibited from being stored on the local drives. Refer to the Data Classification Guidelines for more information.
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