Harvard Dropbox
Harvard Dropbox is available in the suite of collaboration and file sharing/sync services supported by HUIT.
This offering is available to eligible members of the SEAS community. Other collaboration services include g.harvard tools and Office 365 tools such as SharePoint and OneDrive.
All SEAS faculty, SEAS staff, and some SEAS researchers are eligible for a Harvard Dropbox account. A full list of eligibility by status/appointment type for a Harvard Dropbox account through SEAS is available here.
Request a Harvard Dropbox Account
Fill out this form to request a Harvard Dropbox account (HarvardKey authentication required).
Key Features and Benefits of Harvard Dropbox
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Supported platforms: Mac, Linux, and Windows
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Once a Harvard Dropbox account is created, folders can be shared with any valid email address or Dropbox account holder
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Supports storage of Level 1, 2, and 3 data. See HUIT’s data classification table for more information about data classification levels and HUIT’s collaboration tools matrix.
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Log in with HarvardKey
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Initial 1TB default storage per account
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Document version control
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Desktop file synchronization
Requirements and Limitations
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Users must adhere to the Harvard Enterprise Information Security Policy (HEISP)
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Some features and services of Dropbox may not be available in Harvard Dropbox at this time (such as Dropbox Paper)
For any questions, please contact SEAS Computing with “SEAS Dropbox” in the subject line.