Access Department Share (S) Drive files from a desktop, laptop, lab computer, or mobile device on- or off-campus. By default, all employees have access to their department's drive. Folders that need to be locked down to smaller groups within the department can be created upon request. Access your share drive files online via Texas State WebFiles.
IMPORTANT: Texas State is migrating file storage to SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive; requests for additional S: or U: Drive storage will be approved only under exceptional, documented circumstances. See "Migrate S: drives to MS365 (Sharepoint/TEAMS)" below for more details.
- Available to: Faculty, Staff, Student Employees
- Where to use: Texas State Windows and Mac computers, online
- Cost: Free
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Faculty and Staff have access to their department's file share by default. Complete the request to create additional share drives that require restricted access.
NOTE: The department share drive is located on the automatically mapped S: drive for Windows users.
Migrate S: drives to MS365 (Sharepoint/TEAMS)
Texas State University is transitioning away from traditional network file storage. Departmental S: Drives are being migrated to SharePoint and Microsoft Teams, while individual U: Drives are being migrated to OneDrive. These Microsoft 365 services will serve as the university’s primary solutions for departmental and individual file storage and collaboration.
As part of this transition, requests for additional S: or U: Drive storage will be approved only under exceptional circumstances where a documented business or technical requirement cannot reasonably be met using SharePoint, Teams, or OneDrive.
Before submitting a request for additional network storage, please consider whether your storage needs can be addressed using the appropriate Microsoft 365 solution. Requests for additional storage should include the business justification, amount of storage required, and reason the available Microsoft 365 storage options do not meet the need.