Service Name:

myFiles

Description

The myFiles service provides each member of the Northeastern University community with personal web-based file storage accessible from anywhere in the world. The service allows you to upload, store, access, retrieve and share files via the Internet using only a web browser.

Students are provided 1.0GB of storage and Faculty and Staff are provided 2.0GB of storage.

Functionality/Benefits

myFiles is a convenient, university-wide file sharing solution that can be used with any kind of computer. myFiles offers a way of eliminating the need for external storage components or sending documents through e-mail.

MyFiles allows you to share almost any kind of file, such as spreadsheets, Word documents, PowerPoint presentations and more.

Summary of benefits:
  • Secure file storage
  • Web publishing
  • Files available online from anywhere
  • Customized access control
  • Simple interface
  • Users can self-administer files and folders
  • Users can link to other users' directories for which permission has been granted
  • Files and directories have versioning and check-in/check-out capabilities
  • Service Level Options

    N/A

    Dependant Services

    N/A

    Customers

    Faculty, Staff and Students

    Users

    Faculty, Staff and Students

    Hours of Availability

    Service is available 24 x 7 x 365, except during planned maintenance and upgrades.

    Support

    Support is provided by Information Services during normal University business hours of 8:30am - 4:30pm Monday - Friday. To obtain assistance with this service, please contact the Service Desk at 617-373-4357.

    Charge

    Currently, there is no charge for this service.

    Request for Service

    Faculty, Staff and Students receive access to myFiles as soon as they create their myNEU account.

    myFiles is accessible via the myNEU Portal here. The myFiles icon is located on the top right side of the page within the myNEU Portal.

    myFiles can also be accessed directly at http://myfiles.neu.edu.

    Version, Date last updated

    Version: Xythos 7.1
    Last Updated: August 2009