Data Storage
Locally on your Computer
In principle, your data is stored on your computer's hard disk, unless you have configured it otherwise. However, we advise you not to save your data on this hard disk alone. In the event of hardware damage to the hard disk or computer or theft, your data will be irretrievably lost.
On the IVV1 Servers / Network Drives
Network drives are virtual hard disks that are offered via the network for users or user groups in IVV1. We differentiate between user drives to which only one user has access (“personal user drive”) and project drives that can be accessed by several users. The storage space is located on the IVV1 servers and is automatically secured by nightly backups. The data can therefore be restored for a certain period of time in the event of loss. Another advantage is that you can access the same data from different computers (work computer / notebook / home workstation). By default, network drives have a size of 5GB. If required, the storage space can be increased. Here too, all you need to do is call or email IVV1.
We will be happy to set up project drives or a personal network drive for you. You can find our instructions for requesting and setting up network drives here.
In the Cloud
With the cloud (sciebo / IVV1Cloud), you can share your data with other colleagues or make it accessible to yourself at different locations. Unlike the network drives, the data is not backed up and is irretrievably lost after a server failure. IVV1 offers its own IVV1 cloud, alternatively there is also the sciebo-cloud for universities.
When deciding which data to entrust to a cloud, please observe the University of Münster's cloud policy.
You can find instructions on how to set up the cloud options here.