Environment
U-M Dropbox
Issue
Am I eligible for a U-M Dropbox account? Who has access to U-M Dropbox?
Resolution
The following information is applicable across the Ann Arbor, Flint, Dearborn, and Michigan Medicine campuses.
Eligible
If you have at least one of the following affiliations, you are eligible for a U-M Dropbox account for as long as you hold that affiliation:
- Students (from matriculation to either graduation or end of student status)
- Faculty (including emeritus faculty, lecturers, and intermittent lecturers)
- Staff (including temporary staff)
- Sponsored affiliates with regular uniqnames and UMIDs (i.e., Type-1 Sponsored Affiliates, strong identities)
Not Eligible
The following affiliations are not eligible for a U-M Dropbox account (as long as you do not have any of the roles from the previous list):
- Alumni
- Retirees
- Sponsored affiliates with regular uniqnames and UMIDs that start with "99" (i.e., Type-2 Sponsored Affiliates, long-term guests)
- Sponsored affiliates with uniqnames starting with "um" and followed by numbers (i.e., Type-3 Sponsored Affiliates, weak identities, short-term guests)
- U-M Friend accounts
Additionally, MCommunity groups and Shared Accounts are not eligible to access U-M Dropbox.
Additional Information
- If a Dropbox account is desired (and you are not eligible), anyone may sign up for a free, personal Dropbox account using a non-UMICH email address. U-M Dropbox users can then share files with that account if needed.
- After losing and regaining an eligible role, it can take 24-48 hours for U-M Dropbox access to be restored.
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