Data Storage

locally on then computer
It is possible to save your data locally on your hard drive, but we advise against this. In the event of hardware damage to the hard drive or computer or theft, your data will be irretrievably lost. You also have no external access to your data.

On network drives
Network drives are virtual hard drives that are offered via the network for users or user groups in IVV1. The storage space is located on the IVV1 servers and is automatically secured by nightly backups. If you have more data to store than you have space for on the network drive, please contact us in good time so that we can increase the disc space if necessary. You can find more information in our help centre.

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.

When deciding which data to entrust to a cloud, please observe the University of Münster's cloud policy.