UNT Student Storage

Each student enrolled at UNT is automatically provided with a minimum of 100MB of storage space on UNT's servers. We highly recommend student take advantage of this benefit by storing their files on UNT servers that are backed up regularly and has proven to be more reliable than other forms of removeable media.

You can access your storage via any web browser. To log in, go to http://untss.unt.edu. We have an instructions page set up to help you access it from both on-campus and off.

Other Storage Media

USB Flash Drives

Pros:

Flash drive a lightweight, portable, small in size and can store very large amounts of data. They are also becoming more affordable and a popular type of removeable storage. You can buy them almost anywhere computer media is sold.

Cons:

Note: Front USB slots may not allow some USB drives to be inserted. We are currently working on ways to solve this problem. In the mean time, students who have problems in inserting USB's are recomended to use other forms of storage media.

For the most part, these drives work great. In COBA's computing environment, there are some devices that may not install correctly, especially if they are one of the "secure" drives and require additional drivers to be installed on our machines. We recommend that you find out from friends or the lab attendant's which drives are proven to work before purchasing one.

Additionally, files on these drives can sometimes become corrupted when using them from one PC to the next, especially if they aren't removed correctly. You should not have this problem in Windows XP, but in other operating systems, click on the icon located on the bottom right hand corner of your screen and safely remove USB drives to avoid any loss of data.

CD-R/CD-RW Disks

COBA's lab computers now have CD-R/W drives. Students are now able to burn CD's using Windows XP's built-in software. Writable or Rewriteable CD's can be bought at the UNT bookstore, electronic stores and online web sites. There are a few things you need to know about CD's

• CD's take a long time to burn. The CD-R/W, rewrites the whole CD once you make a any change and want to save it. It is recomended that you use other forms of faster storage devices in the developement stages of your work and use CD's to store your final work.

Floppy Disks

Floppies are on the way out because the disks have such a small storage capacity and are prone to failure of the moving parts inside. But one good thing about floppy disk is they are extremely cheap and can be a great money-saver. They're always handy to have around in case of emergencies!

Zip Disks

COBA Labs do not support ZIP drives any longer.