Our recommendation for students, faculty, and staff who are interested in basic web-based file storage is bSpace (https://bspace.berkeley.edu/). bSpace accounts include 1 GB of storage at no direct cost. To help with this transition, we have created two Knowledge Base articles providing instructions about migrating files from WebFiles to bSpace. Please see:

http://kb.berkeley.edu/kb2546 "Uploading Files to bSpace"
http://kb.berkeley.edu/kb2545 "WebFiles Migration to bSpace"

Departments that require more advanced document management features may wish to consider CalShare (https://calshare.berkeley.edu/Pages/default.aspx). This service costs $53/month per site. Each CalShare site includes 1GB of storage as part of the monthly fee.

An alternative for customers seeking web hosting is the Open Computing Facility (OCF). The OCF is a volunteer student run service on campus. This service, while not financially supported by IST or other campus departments, offers the ability to host a website at no cost to students, faculty or staff. Please see:

http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/

IST offers a variety of more advanced web site hosting solutions, such as CalWeb. Customers can review these IST services at:

http://ist.berkeley.edu/services/tam/webhosting.html

For more information, or if you have questions, please contact one of the following:

bSpace user support: lsg-support@media.berkeley.edu
WebFiles technical support: webfiles@berkeley.edu
IST service offerings or general questions: tam@berkeley.edu

Introducing WebFiles

This page provides a broad overview of WebFiles, including a general introduction of the WebFiles web browser interface, as well as a brief introduction to some of WebFiles more popular features. For information on getting started uploading, downloading and more, please see our Getting Started page, or delve right into our Online Manual. If you have further questions, please email WebFiles Support, webfiles@berkeley.edu.

1. What is WebFiles?
   
2. WebFiles Features Overview
   
3. WebFiles Login Page Overview
   
4. Get More Help
   
5. Security Awareness Policy (Storing Personal Information on WebFiles)
   

If you have further questions, please contact us at webfiles@berkeley.edu.

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What is WebFiles?

Cal WebFiles (https://webfiles.berkeley.edu) provides 300MiB of secure online file storage space to UC Berkeley students, faculty and staff. WebFiles provides web publishing, file storage, and file sharing through a web browser connected to the Internet. Cal WebFiles is hosted on campus.

WebFiles uses Xythos (http://xythos.com) WebFile Server (WFS) v5.0 technology. Supported minimum browser versions (or higher) include: Netscape v4.75, Netscape (Gecko engine) v7.0, IE 5.0, Safari v1.0, Mozilla v1.4, Firefox v1.0.

Please be sure to make back-up copies of all files you store on Cal WebFiles!

Send all of your general and technical questions or comments to webfiles@berkeley.edu.

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WebFiles Features Overview

• Say Goodbye to email Attachments. Check out our tutorial about Creating Guest Tickets.   

• Collaborate on Projects using Shared Folders. Learn the basics about WebFIles' Default Folders, then check out Project Collaboration with WebFiles.   

• Post a Resume or Create a Personal Website. Learn how to use your public_html folder in a few quick steps.   

• Drag & Drop to Transfer Multiple Files and Folders. Check out our Advanced Topics page for links to learn how to Drag & Drop files and folders using WebDAV.   

• Share Files and Folders with non-WebFiles Users. Take a look at our Sharing Tutorial, then check out Project Collaboration using WebFiles.   

• Get Notified when your Shared Files are Read or Changed. Getting notified when your files are accessed is simple with our Subscriptions Tutorial.   

• Secure, Reliable, Free File Storage.   Your data is stored using cutting-edge software that's running on the most recent hardware that's housed in your very own brand-new, state-of-the-art campus data center. Your days spent worrying about corrupted disks and lost drives are over. Just don't forget to back-up your files!

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WebFiles Login Page Overview

The WebFiles Login Page is chock-full of useful information. Here are the top 5 things you should look for.

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Get More Help

For more help please take a look at the following resources:

• Getting Started with WebFiles provides useful information on uploading, downloading, sharing and more.
• Advanced WebFiles Topics includes links to more advanced topics such as Drag & Drop Files and Folders (using WebDAV), How to Create an Instructor Dropbox, and How to get notified when shared files are accessed.
• Our Frequently Asked Questions section is updated with the most recent information.
• The WebFiles Online Manual provides an in-depth look at all of WebFiles' functions and features.
• If you find you're still looking for answers, please email us at webfiles@berkeley.edu.

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Security Awareness Policy (Storing Personal Information on WebFiles)

The campus is in the process of selecting an encryption package. Therefore, data of a sensitive nature should not be stored on WebFiles until further notice. We will notify users on the WebFiles home page if and when a compatible encryption solution becomes available. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Examples of restricted data include: an individual's name in association with Social Security Number, Credit Card Number (with authorization code), or Drivers License Number. Many other types of data that associate sensitive information with individuals' identities also must be protected, such as student, employee, financial, research, or facilities data.

If you are not sure about how to protect the important information you have, do not put the data into Webfiles.

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