UW-Madison Box - Preserve Your Data

Audience: Individuals selected for service-based deactivation.

If you are leaving the University and need to preserve your data and collaborations, you are encouraged to classify your data into two categories:

Data type:

Personal
University

Note: If you are a researcher, please refer to the policy on data stewardship, access, and retention for guidance on how to manage research data.

Preserve Personal Data

1. Move files to a personal Box account
  You can easily move your personal UW-Madison data to a non-UW-Madison account.
  
  Please note, you will need to create a personal Box account before moving files to a non-UW-Madison Box account. Free personal Box accounts are available with up to 10GB of storage.
  
  For more information see:
  
  Create a Personal Box Account
  
  Transfer Folder Ownership
2. Download Folders/Files

If you don't want to use Box anymore, you can download personal folders/files to your computer and upload them to your preferred cloud storage service or storage device.

How To Download Multiple Folders/Files from Box

Transfer Ownership of University Data

Move files to Project Directories. (recommended)

Learn More About Project Directories

2. Transfer ownership to another UW-Madison Faculty/Staff/Student's Box account.

How to Transfer Folder Ownership of University Data

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UW-Madison Box - Preserve Your Data

UW-Madison Box - Preserve Your Data

Preserve Personal Data

Transfer Ownership of University Data

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