IT Office
Staff and PhD
- File storage
- Software
- Connect to a printer
- Buying computers
- Buying printers, etc.
- Laptop loan
- Apple OS X help
- BioSci website
- IT access for visitors
- Data and computer security
Working from home
Undergrad and MSc
File Storage
As a member of the School of Biological Sciences, you can store files in several locations, described below. Generally, research data should be saved on the N: drive and personal files on the K: or P: drives. If you have any unusual requirements or questions about the service, please email the IT Office.
Shared folders
Within the School, computers should automatically connect to these shared folders/drives:
| Drive | Use |
|---|---|
| K: | University personal (CUFS). Small size, but available in all departments and via the MyBristol Portal website. |
| N: | Research data |
| P: | BioSci personal |
| T: | School home folder. Access some admin data, other research labs, etc. |
| S: | Shared folder for admin staff. Lives on bio-crick1 virtual machine. |
| W: | Older websites. For new sites see: List of web editors |
Apple Mac users: please see the separate guide.
Access outside the School
To connect to the shared folders outside the School, but within the University:
- Click Start, then Run.
- Enter the following line and click OK:
\\dfs1.bris.ac.uk\DeptFS\biosci - Shared research folders can be found under GroupShares, GroupShares2 and GroupShares3.
Visit the working from home section for information about connecting from outside the University. The file access (VPN) page has instructions for finding more drive addresses.
Research data
The University only gives the School a small allowance of storage space to share between all personal, research, and admin requirements. Your P and N drives are not suitable for storing large amounts (10s or 100s of gigabytes) of data. You should instead use the Research Data Storage Facility. Each PI can get 5 TB of free space. See the BioSci guide to applying for research data storage for more information (login required).
Backups
Data held on any of our shared folders/network drives is backed up daily. Backups are held for 6 months. You may be able to restore a backup yourself by right clicking a file/folder, selecting Properties, and looking at the Previous Versions tab. Contact the IT Office if you can't find what you're looking for - we can go back further in time.
You are strongly recommended to NOT store important data on your PC, laptop, external hard disk, or other media. If you use one of these methods, ensure that a second copy exists, ideally stored on different media in a separate physical location.