Mapping T-Storage drives
Frequently Asked Questions
How long will I have access to T-Storage once I have left the University?
T-Storage home areas remain active for one year after you have left the university. In order to connect to your home area from off-campus, you will need to connect through UT's VPN. Information about connecting to T-Storage from off-campus is available on the T-Storage website.
How do I add or remove members to a shared T-storage drive?
Faculty and Staff can manage ownership and membership of shared T-storage drives on the Email Account Management page.
What is the difference between T-Storage and OneDrive?
T-Storage offers you 1 GB of cloud-based storage for your files.
- Managed by OIT and located on the UT network.
- You must be on UT’s network or connecting through the VPN in order to access your home area.
- If you are saving your files from any of the OIT Computer Labs, then they will be stored in your T-Storage home area by default.
- Associated with your NetID
- You will retain access to your home area for 1 year after you have left the University
- Backed up on the following schedule:
- Hourly backups - Created every 2 hours from 9 am to 7 pm; available for 2 days.
- Nightly backups - Created nightly; available for 28 days.
- Weekly backups - Created every Monday; available for 90 days.
- Instructions for recovering files are available for Windows and Mac.
Your OneDrive offers you 5 TB (5000 GB) of Microsoft cloud storage.
- Hosted by Microsoft
- Available as part of your Office 365 account
- You can access OneDrive from anywhere you have internet access