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Students
Every student receives 5 GB of AFS disk space to store, back up, share, and serve personal files, free-of charge.
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Faculty & Staff
Faculty and staff receive 5 GB of AFS disk space to store, back up, share, and serve personal files, free-of charge. Additional storage is available by request. Charges may apply.
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Departments & Groups
AFS is also available to academic and administrative departments, student groups, and organizations. File Storage is available at low cost. Server Disk Storage provides industry-standard performance and reliability for enterprise systems.
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Researchers & PIs
Custom storage solutions can be set up for high-performance computing and large research data files. This service requires a subscription; cost is based on the amount of storage allocated.