When attempting to save content to a district computer many staff members ask themselves, "Where's best? I've heard through the grapevine to save to my U:/ drive, my documents, and then sometimes I hear to save to Google Drive." I'm here to explain what the differences are between these options!
1. U:/ Drive vs. my Documents
The U:/ Drive and my Documents are exactly the same storage space. When saving to either location your files are saved to a district server so that if the computer you are using crashes for any reason your files will be completely safe. To save to either location go to your "Start" menu in the bottom left corner of your screen, click the "Computer" option in the right-middle side of the start menu screen, and a new window will open (see below). To my understanding these file storage spaces are not automatically connected to your Google Drive.
2. Google Drive
Google Drive is a cloud based (internet) storage space. Each staff member in the district receives 30 GB of free space to use for work related file storage. When saving content to Google Drive staff then have the capability to access their files from anywhere (home, their mobile device, etc.) One aspect to note about Google Drive is that users have unlimited storage space to save Google Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentations, etc. however when saving any other type of file into Google Drive (ie. Microsoft Word files, mp3 files, etc.) these files count against your 30 GB of space.
To see how much space you currently have left on your Google Drive account go into your Google Drive and look in the bottom left corner of the page.
The absolute worst place to save your files is your Desktop. They are not safe there because if your machine goes down you will lose your files permanently!
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