Cloud storage – u:cloud
u:cloud offers all employees and students of the University of Vienna storage space for their data in the “cloud”. The storage space amounts to 50 GB. You can access the data from any device and from anywhere. u:cloud is particularly useful for temporary storage and for sharing data easily.
For collaboration in projects, working groups or teams, the ZID recommends using u:cloud pro.
Notes
- The u:cloud is not suitable for storing a large number of rapidly changing, especially machine-generated files.
- The ZID strongly advises against using external cloud services, such as Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Skydrive, Sugarsync, Ubuntu One, iCloud, etc. For these services, the ZID does not provide any support.
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Accessing u:cloud
For the simple administration of your storage space, the relevant software is available for any operating system.
For further information, please see under user guides.
Accessing via the browser
You can edit your data on the u:cloud using any web browser (Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Opera, etc.).
To log in, you require an active u:account for employees or students. Log in at the u:cloud website.
Access via a client
You can also edit your data using locally installed software:
- Windows (8, 10), macOS X (as of version 10.7), Linux (various distributions): Download the u:cloud clients
- Android (as of v4.0): Download from the Google Play Store
- iOS (iPhone, iPad): Download from the Apple iTunes Store
Uploading files and folders
The following characters are not allowed in file and folder names: \ : ? * " > < |
Please use the most recent versions of the browsers Chrome and Opera to upload entire folders including their content via the u:cloud website.
You can upload up to 20 files with a total size of 1,024 MB at the same time.
Sharing files and folders
You can share files and folders with various user groups:
- Employees of the University of Vienna
- Students of the University of Vienna and persons outside the University
- Members of universities working with Owncloud or Nextcloud licensces
Note
u:cloud is a cloud storage for employees and students. External persons cannot log in to u:cloud. They can upload and download files only via public links.
For further information, please see under user guides.
Restore data
Backups of data in the u:cloud are available in two ways via the u:cloud website:
- Restore versions of files (up to 5 versions)
- Restore deleted files (only from recycle bin, for at least 30 days)
ONLYOFFICE: Editing online documents in collaboration
ONLYOFFICE is an online document editor for creating, importing and editing text documents, charts and presentations simultaneously within a team.
For further information, please see under user guides.
Note
All editors of a document have to close it so that it is being saved in u:cloud. Click in the right area of the menu on the folder icon with the arrow to the right to close a document in ONLYOFFICE.
Terms of use
The policy u:cloud (PDF, in German) applies.