Eligibility for a U-M Dropbox Account (Dropbox Access)

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.

Need additional information or assistance? Contact the ITS Service Center.

Details

Article ID: 4927
Created
Mon 4/26/21 5:18 PM
Modified
Wed 10/19/22 5:29 PM

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