EWS Labs, Home Directory Policy

Home Directory Policy

Engineering Workstation (EWS) users are given a home directory with 25 gigabytes of storage. EWS home directories are only meant to provide enough space for instructors and students to work on their courses for the current semester.

EWS home directories are reset at the end of each Fall and Spring semester, after grades are due. All files in EWS user home directories will be deleted at this time. This does not apply to course directories nor departmental staff home directories.

At the end of each semester, we strongly recommend moving important files to the free cloud storage provided through your campus account, such as OneDrive, Box, or Google Drive (sign into these services with your campus account).

For instructors that require persistent storage for their course, please visit EWS Labs, Course Directory.

If you have any questions or require assistance, contact Engineering IT EWS Support at https://go.illinois.edu/ewshelp.

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