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R Drive: Course Folders

As part of the UFApps service, faculty can request course specific storage on a semester-by-semester basis.  Hosted on the R: drive, course folders are ideal for handling larger files and data sets, potentially offering a dramatic increase in performance.  A course folder typically consists of:

  • A data folder useful for distributing files to your students
  • A students folder which provides each student their own workspace

If you would like to request a course folder for your class, please fill out our Course Usage form.

R Drives are meant for academic course work only.  Research data or sensitive data is not allowed.

  1. Login to UFApps
  2. Launch the "R Drive File Storage"
  3. When starting the R: Drive application the following windows might open a security warning. Please select "Permit all access". (To skip this window next time, check the "Do not ask me again for this site" box at the bottom of the window.)

    An online application is attempting to access files on your computer. There are options to block access, allow reading only, or permit all access.

  4. When the R: drive opens, you will be presented with a File Explorer window displaying its' contents.  Open the "Courses" folder.

    In this example, the R drive contains the folders Apps, ArcGIS, and Courses

  5. Once in the "Courses" folder, you should see your course, as seen in the example below. Go ahead and open it.

    A course folder may be named similarly to 2017Spring-SUR5386

  6. Inside, you should find a folder for your course data/assignments, and a "Student" folder. Open the "Student" folder.

    The courses folder contains a folder named Data and a folder named Student

  7. Create a folder with your name by right clicking in the empty space, selecting "New", and then clicking "Folder".



  8. Now you should see your student folder with your name, as shown in our "Alberta Gator" example below.

    There is now a folder titled

  9. Click the back button and open the folder with your course data/assignments, and copy the necessary files into your student folder that you just created. This can be done by first right-clicking on the appropriate files and selecting "Copy", then opening the folder with your name, and right-clicking and selecting "Paste".
  10. If you need any further assistance, ask your instructor or contact the Help Desk at (352) 392-HELP.

Please note our policy for the end of semester removal of course folders:

Course folders are deleted 30 days after the beginning of the following semester.

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