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File Storage Options

Each Carnegie Mellon student, faculty and staff member is allotted server space for file storage. Refer to the chart below to determine the best option for your needs.

	Andrew File System (AFS)	MyFiles	Project Volume must be requested
Accessibility	Any computer with an Internet connection and a file transfer protocol (FTP); see SSH Tectia (Windows) or Fetch (Mac). Any Windows cluster computer Any Mac cluster computer	Any Windows cluster computer	Any computer with an Internet connection and a file transfer protocol (FTP); see SSH Tectia (Windows) or Fetch (Mac). Any cluster computer
Back-up Schedule	Nightly. Includes read-only copies of your files over a 24-hour period	Automatically backed up twice each day	Nightly. Includes read-only copies of your files over a 24-hour period
Maximum Quota	2 GB; see Your Andrew Quota	1 GB; see Your Andrew Quota	5 GB Maximum
Security	Encrypted authentication	Encrypted authentication	Encrypted authentication
Sharing Ability	Self All Andrew users Includes features for controlling access to your data; see PTS Groups	Self	Self All Andrew users Includes features for controlling access to your data; see PTS Groups
For more information...	Windows: AFS Directory Structure Using AFS SFTP (cluster) SSH Tectia Mac: Home (cluster) Fetch	See MyFiles (Windows cluster)	See Project Volume

Last Updated: 11/14/11


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