Visit our knowledge base for Box tips including how to add email aliases to your Box account. To access your Box account, visit box.ua.edu. Box accounts cannot be applied to departmental accounts, only individual user accounts.īox offers mobile apps to view, edit, create and share content on the go. Other file types can be stored in Teams or OneDrive.

OIT does not recommend Box as an archive solution.īox supports storage of most file types. The maximum single file size to store on Box is 15GB. All Box servers are US-based.Ĭurrently, Box offers unlimited storage to current UA students, faculty and staff.

Box can be used to store sensitive data, including HIPAA data as the University has a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Business Associate Agreement (HIPAA BAA) with Box to allow use for Protected Health Information. Box is an easy-to-use, safe way to store and share files with colleagues at and outside of UA. Box is a cloud storage service available to UA students, faculty, and staff.

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