On Friday, August 26, 2022 BuckeyeBox related applications will be removed from all Managed IT Services (MITS) devices. Following the retirement of the BuckeyeBox service and the...
The university is only months away from its BuckeyeBox retirement, and the last few colleges and business units will transition this fall. We have completed our series of basic online classes, but you can still watch...
Many instructors as asking, “What do I need to do with my CarmenCanvas courses that have links to files in Box?” Before you go through each course, locate Box links and replace them, we encourage you to take some time to think about the best way to approach your files. You may want to move some files from OneDrive to another location that will create a better learning experience for your students.
As we continue our move from BuckeyeBox to OneDrive, Box.com continues its business as usual. Very soon they will soon be making changes to improve their user interface. They will move users to the new interface – in groups – starting on June 30. This is a change that Box is making, not an Ohio...
BuckeyeBox retirement is coming! You can get ready by taking courses in Microsoft 365 applications. Our goal is to move all academic units and students before the beginning of Fall Semester and all users by the end of 2021.
The webinars listed below are part of series that we will be...
When it became clear we needed to move away from using BuckeyeBox, we chose OneDrive for Business in part because it has extensive sharing capabilities. However, sharing works differently than you are used to with Box, so it may take some time to get used to the new protocols.
As people are working to get use to OneDrive and Teams, we have received questions about whether you should move files yourself. Early project documentation encouraged users to move files themselves, but we’ve learned doing that can create headaches for those who have a significant amount of data to move. Do-it-yourself movers have found that some files didn’t copy correctly and others didn’t show up at all. That’s why we recommend that you wait for OCIO to copy files to OneDrive for you.
As people are working to get use to OneDrive and Teams, we have received questions about whether you should move files yourself. Early project documentation encouraged users to move files themselves, but we’ve learned doing that can create headaches for those who have a significant amount of data to move. Do-it-yourself movers have found that some files didn’t copy correctly and others didn’t show up at all. That’s why we recommend that you wait for OCIO to copy files to OneDrive for you.
We know that the r etirement of BuckeyeBox (and “U” Drive for MITS clients) in spring/summer of 2021 is going to require significant effort. That's why we're planning to provide significant support.
In addition to user-specific messaging when we are ready to move your department's files...
UPDATE: 12/2020 - BuckeyeBox will be retiring in 2021. We recommending using Microsoft Teams and/or OneDrive for Business for collaboration and storage.
Several years ago, Ohio State formed contracted with Box.com for a cloud storage and collaboration solution. Once we added some...
