polybox is a Dropbox-similar ETH on-campus storage. The service offers 50 GB of storage on the ETH storage facilities. The service is available to all ETH members and is free of charge. Please note that polybox is not a functional substitute for the ITS NAS service. In particular, synchronized folders should never contain the original file. The […]
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Accessing Shares Open “File Explorer” next to the “Start” button. Select “Computer”. In order to connect to a folder click on “Map network drive” at the top of the window. Alternatively you can right click on “This PC” in the sidebar and select “Map network drive…”. A new window pops up where you can […]
Backup A backup of the home directory is made daily by TSM (Tivoli Storage Manager) with a 3 month retention time. There is no backup for data stored on local disks. Previous Versions Additionally, 4 snapshots (checkpoints, aka previous versions) are taken on the home folders during 16 working days. As soon as a file of folder […]
In the Finder, choose Go > Connect to Server Type the network address for the folder in the server address field (according NAS nomenclature) Enter your ETH user name in the authentication window and confirm with “connect”:
With cloud services offered by third-party providers (external IT services) there is no way of knowing for sure in which country the ETH data will be located, which laws will apply (e.g. with regard to data protection) and how well the provider will protect the data. External cloud services For this reason, data classified as […]
