Available to
Faculty, Staff, Students
Which Approved Storage Should You Use?
OneDrive is Microsoft 365's cloud storage solution. Piratedrive is network-attached storage assigned to each user.
| |
OneDrive |
Piratedrive |
| User access |
On campus: computer; FTP
Off campus: computer and FTP through VPN
Online: pirate365.ecu.edu |
On campus: computer; FTP
Off campus: computer and FTP through VPN
Pirateport app: pirateport.ecu.edu
|
| Storage space |
5TB (5,000GB) |
5GB |
Collaboration
(multiple users simultaneously) |
Yes |
No |
| FERPA approved* |
Yes |
Yes |
| HIPAA approved* |
Yes |
Yes |
| Restore deleted files |
Yes |
Yes |
| File editing through a browser |
Yes |
No |
| File sharing with other ECU users |
Yes |
Yes |
| File sharing with non-ECU users |
Yes |
No |
| Mapped drive access |
No - Document, Pictures, Desktop folders are saved to OneDrive (no computer copy) |
Yes - on campus and through VPN when off campus |
| Restricted permissions on subfolders |
No |
Yes |
| Interact using transactional processes |
No |
Yes |
*Always check with the appropriate data manager before storing any sensitive data.
What to know about the sync feature in OneDrive
- Never store (or sync) sensitive data to your computer.
- Windows 11 syncs Documents, Pictures and Desktop folders to OneDrive with no computer copy. Manual download only.
- You can choose other files and folders you want to sync. You do not have to sync the entire folder.
- Store sensitive data to OneDrive with appropriate University Data Governance permissions.
- Do not sync sensitive data between OneDrive and your computer. You can choose which folders to sync.
- Access synced files through Windows File Explorer and macOS Finder.
- If you delete a synced file from your computer, it is deleted from the OneDrive space and vice versa. OneDrive includes a restore feature for deleted files.