Shared UW NetIDs are helpful for use with G Suite, especially Google Drive. Since the University does not have Gmail enabled, portions of the message that mention email do not apply to UW–Madison Google Apps.

UW Google Drive lets you create, store, share, and collaborate on documents, spreadsheets and presentations online. UW Google Drive lets you create, store, share, and collaborate on documents, spreadsheets and presentations online.
For more information, please refer to the, UW Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Organization Exchange Support Groups (OESGs), Access UW Exchange Online via browser with Outlook Web App (OWA), Supported email clients for UW Office 365 Exchange Online, Provision Access to UW-IT Services for Shared and Admin UW NetIDs, Provision Access to UW-IT Services for UW Affiliates, Activate your UW G Suite account (step-by-step instructions), Store and share files (step-by-step instructions), Share your calendar (step-by-step instructions), Share and view calendars to easily schedule meetings. The owner of a file or folder has full control over permissions and can delete it. The UW Groups platform is used extensively for UW G Suite sharing. A single data retention policy does not apply to the UW G Suite service due to the broad scope of administrative, academic, and personal information created and stored via this service. By default, you are the owner of: When an individual separates from the UW and their UW G Suite account expires, all files owned by that account are deleted, including files that were moved to other locations after creation. Protects your intellectual property and individual privacy rights For more information, please refer to the UW Records Management Services Web site. This feature can result in files unexpectedly disappearing from folders.

On your computer, go to drive.google.com. Log in to UW Gmail. Open or create a folder. If you’re logging in for the first time, you’ll see a welcome message.
You can find extensive information on how to share using UW Google Drive at the Google Drive Help Center. Consequently, users of this service are responsible for managing and deleting their UW G Suite documents in accordance with University of Washington retention guidelines. For more information on account expiration and other policy related issues, see the following pages: © 2020 University of Washington | Seattle, WA, Your connection to information technology at the UW, UW Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), File and Folder Ownership in UW Google Drive, UW Google Shared Drive: The Best Place for Collaboration, Usage Policies and Guidelines for Cloud Services, For in-depth help with Google Drive, check out the, Files and folders that you upload into UW Google Drive, Folders that you create in UW Google Drive, Files that you create in Docs, Sheets, or Slides. UW G Suite is similar to Google's consumer apps, but is provided to UW students, faculty and staff free of advertising and with greater privacy protection.

Install the application on your computer. UW Google Drive is one of the core UW G Suite apps.

We are constantly adding new Apps and features to UW G Suite; check our Additional Google Services page for recent additions.

Unlike files owned by individual accounts, all files in a Shared Drive are “owned” by the Shared Drive and the members of the Shared Drive. Access your UW–Madison Google Apps Account via your NetID, Protects your intellectual property and individual privacy rights, Collaboration with classmates and UW–Madison colleagues. For information on using UW Groups to manage your UW Google Drive, see the UW G Suite Group Sharing page. Unfortunately, our ability to restore a fully expired account is very limited and often it is impossible to recover any files deleted in this way. UW-Madison G Suite - What types of accounts are eligible?

UW G Suite is similar to Google’s consumer apps, but free of advertising and with greater privacy protection. Available for : Instructors Students Staff Mon – Fri 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

© 2020 University of Washington | Seattle, WA, Your connection to information technology at the UW, A single data retention policy does not apply to the UW G Suite service due to the broad scope of administrative, academic, and personal information created and stored via this service.

Access your UW–Madison Google Apps Account via your NetID. UW Google Drive is FERPA-compatible, but is not HIPAA-compatible and should not be used for PHI. On your computer, you'll see a folder called "Google Drive."