CatFiles, or the Y: Drive, is the central file server at K-State. Catfiles is a network storage location used by faculty and staff for storing K-State work-related files. Earlier this semester, it was announced in K-State Today that the Y: Drive was being retired. In preparation for retirement, all Y: Drives will be read-only after 4 p.m. on Friday, October 14.
What do I need to do?
You are set if you have already moved your files off Y: Drive to OneDrive. The only thing left to do is make sure you have deleted your files from Y: Drive.
If you still have files on the Y: Drive that need to be moved, you have until 4 p.m. on Friday, October 14, to move your files to OneDrive. After you move your files to OneDrive, you need to delete your files from the Y: Drive. Deleting your files off of the Y: Drive will help to ensure that you do not have duplicate copies of your files and that edits to your files are not made in two separate places. Once you have moved your files to OneDrive, you may need to update shortcuts or links associated with those files.
Do you need help moving your files? For step-by-step instructions, view the Moving files from CatFiles (Y: Drive) to OneDrive knowledge base article.
After October 14, the Y: Drive will be read-only. In the read-only state, you will not be able to update those files, but you will still be able to open them. After that, the Division of Information Technology will transfer files from the Y: Drive to OneDrive. You will no longer have access to the Y: Drive.
If you have files or data shared with your department on your Y: drive, contact your IT staff or the IT Service Desk for help getting those files moved to SharePoint instead. You do not want your department’s shared files stored under an individual user’s account.
Why are you being asked to move your files to OneDrive?
Files saved on the Y: Drive are stored in K-State’s onsite data center. If you worked at K-State during the Hale Library fire in 2018, you will remember that you could not immediately access your Y: Drive files. The information was not lost, but it did take a while to retrieve. OneDrive is cloud-based, so files can easily be accessed if another disaster occurs.
What are the benefits of OneDrive?
The most significant benefit of OneDrive is a secure private cloud-based folder to store everything you need, which you can access from any device. You can establish sharing and editing rights at either folder or document level, meaning you can start collaborating with colleagues inside or outside K-State. Other benefits include:
- Unlimited file access, anytime
- Platform organization for files
- Securely store files and information
- Supports multimedia
- Integrated with other Office 365 tools
Need help? Contact your department’s system administrator or the IT Service Desk at 800-865-6143 or 785-532-7722 or via Live Chat. For face-to-face service, visit the IT Service Desk on the second floor of Hale Library.
