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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.
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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
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| 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 - non-sensitive files can be synced between computer and OneDrive. |
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.
- 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.
- Files are synced immediately (large files will take longer to sync).
- The synced file will use space on your computer. For example, if your OneDrive files take 500GB, you need 500GB of storage on your computer to sync between the two. There is a copy of each file on both computer and OneDrive.
- If you delete a synced file from your computer, it will be deleted from the OneDrive space and vice versa. OneDrive includes a restore feature for deleted files.
- You can choose which files or folders you want to sync. You do not have to sync the entire folder.