Piratedrive Storage Support

Overview

Piratedrive is a campus network attached storage folder available to users, departments and groups to store ECU data. Each folder is password-protected, secure and backed up nightly. Piratedrive is approved for storage of sensitive ECU information,* such as FERPA or research data. ECU data should not be saved to your computer’s hard drive.

• Personal. A 5GB folder is created for each new student, staff and faculty when the PirateID account is established.
• Department/group. Departments and groups can request a Piratedrive folder for shared information. A primary admin plus a secondary backup are required to manage user access and permissions. Capacity is determined on a case-by-case basis. 

Activities using Piratedrive must conform to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. Commercial or for-profit use prohibited. 

Submit to request a department/group Piratedrive folder or to request assistance with your existing folder. 

*Appropriate data steward approval required.

Available To

Faculty, Staff, Students, Departments, Groups

Get Started

Access

• On-campus users click the \\piratedrive (U:) drive for their personal Piratedrive folder. Map a drive (create a shortcut) for a department piratedrive.
• Off-campus users can establish a secure connection using ECU’s Virtual Private Network (VPN), then open the mapped (U:) drive.
• Drag and drop files using an FTP program like FileZilla or Fetch. SFTP setting is also supported:
  • Host – piratedrive.intra.ecu.edu
  • Username – intra\Your-PirateID
  • Connect using – FTP (or SFTP)
  • Password – Your ECU password

Collaboration

Departments and official ECU groups can request Piratedrive space for collaboration. To learn more about administrator responsibilities, see the IT Knowledge Base article, Article - Process - Piratedrive Folder Administration.

Submit this service request, and the Enterprise Storage team can help determine the best option for your particular need:

• An existing department Piratedrive that may be available. The team can with folder setup and access. 
• A new network attached storage space that works best for your particular need.

NOTE: Research data, HIPAA-regulated data, and any other governed or sensitive institutional data should never be stored in personal Piratedrive folders or personal OneDrive cloud storage.

Related Policies and Guidelines

Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy

Learn More

See the Related Articles section on this page for tutorials and more support information. 

Fees

There are no fees associated with this service.