Choosing where to store your digital files, whether they’re Word documents, pictures, music files, databases, or something else, is a process of balancing the need for access from multiple locations, security, and the need to share the files with other people.
Carleton offers several options for digital storage, but Google Drive is the most flexible and encouraged to be your primary space for digital storage. Files stored in Google Drive are available via the web on any device with a web browser, dedicated apps on computers running MacOS and Windows, and on iPads, iPhones, Android phones and tablets. To sign in to Google with your Carleton username and password, visit Carleton Google Drive Login.
Google Drive is organized into three main sections: My Drive, Shared Drives, and Shared with Me. By default, documents you create are stored in My Drive, but keeping documents in Shared Drives makes for easier handoffs when people change roles or leave the College.
Did you know?
Google Drive is also available as an application. We recommend all users install Google Drive for Desktop.
More Information
For more information about Drive, check out the Google Drive: Quick Start Guide in our knowledge base or Google’s Drive support page.
We also recommend checking out Carleton’s Data Management Guidelines and our Store Smart, Store Less initiative.