Faculty and staff who have not yet moved from U-M Box to U-M Dropbox can begin the process.
Following successful data migrations for several university units, Information and Technology Services is opening the Self-Service Migration tool on July 30 to the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses.
Exceptions include faculty and staff in Michigan Medicine, whose migration window runs from June 15 to July 30 (at 10am); College of Engineering and Stephen M. Ross School of Business, running from July 1 to Aug. 15; LSA, running from July 12 to Aug. 27; and the Law School, which is being scheduled.
University community members migrating now will need to take one of three steps before Sept. 13, using the migration tool:
- Schedule their U-M Box data migration to U-M Dropbox
- Delete their U-M Box account
- Request a migration extension
ITS sent emails this week to impacted U-M Box users that encouraged them to review the university’s Self-Service Migration page for information and step-by-step instructions on what to expect before, during and after their transition to U-M Dropbox.
U-M Box accounts not scheduled for migration or deleted before Sept. 13 will be deactivated and inaccessible.
Faculty and staff with a business reason for not scheduling their migration data before Sept. 13 will have the opportunity to extend their migration window after Aug. 30.
Unit Ambassadors in each school, college and unit also will be sending out communications to ensure everyone in their area has what they need for their migration to go smoothly, and to provide assistance and support during the move.
Unit IT staff – those not serving as Unit Ambassadors – are encouraged to coordinate with their Unit Ambassadors to support the effort.
The ITS Service Center will be available to offer support, as will members of the Box Retirement Project team.
Students will be encouraged to migrate their data during fall term.
