

Privacy – UW Google Shared Drives are FERPA compatible (but not HIPAA compatible and should not be used for Protected Health Information)Ĭreating a UW Google Shared Drive UW Google Shared Drive creation is self-service.Unlimited Storage – UW Google Shared Drives have unlimited storage space.Reliability – Files stored in a UW Google Shared Drive are owned by the Shared Drive, not an individual.Collaboration – UW Google Shared Drive offers a familiar space for file storage with a folder structure specific to your team or project.Please see UW Google Changes Project for more information. The creation of new Google Shared Drives has been disabled. Storing files in a Shared Drive ensures that the team is responsible for the data rather than each individual being responsible for their own documents, and helps to ensure files critical to team work and collaboration are not deleted when an individual separates from the UW. With UW Google Shared Drive, files are “owned” by the Shared Drive and the members of the Shared Drive, instead of an individual. UW Google Shared Drive ( formerly “Team Drive”) offers the best collaboration space for UW Google Drive.

