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title: "Enterprise File Services"
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Enterprise File Services (EFS) is a system designed for secure computer file storage and online file sharing for faculty and staff. Enterprise File Services has two separate and distinct parts: departmental file storage (Q: drive) and research drives (R: drive). You can map to these drives on your workstation and save, copy, or move documents to the mapped EFS drive – just like any other drive. Files are backed up nightly and secured by the University's firewalls.
> ✅ University computers supported by ITS can access the Q: and R: drives while off-campus.
## Q: Drive
Faculty, staff, and student employees may be granted access to a shared directory to store files accessible to the group. The files on the Q: drive persist even if one person with access leaves the University.
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## R: Drive
Researchers may have access to a shared directory to store files expressly for research. The files on the R: drive persist even if one person with access leaves the University.
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## P: Drive
> ⚠️ In August 2022, the P: drive was retired. All users who had active NetIDs during the retirement had their data migrated to their OneDrive accounts in a folder named “PDrive”. Users who believe they are missing data from the migration should reach out to the [Technology Support Center](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10914103701).
Prior to its retirement, all faculty, staff, and students received a P: drive to store University files that were intended for individual use. When you are no longer affiliated with the University, these files are deleted. These drives allowed for **75 gigabytes (GB) maximum** of University-related files and were for individual use only. The functionality of the P: drive has been replaced with [Microsoft OneDrive](https://uconn.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/IKB/pages/10726900385).