The university offers Austin Disk Storage for all faculty, staff and students at a cost of $2 per GB per year. Faculty and staff have the ability to pay for Austin Disk Storage on a UT account or out of their own funds using the University's What I Owe service. Students only have the option of using What I Owe. This page only explains how to acquire Austin Disk Storage using What I Owe.
If you already have Austin Disk Storage and have questions about how to use it please visit the Austin Disk Storage FAQ page at https://www.utexas.edu/its/help/storage.
Quick Links
Austin Disk Services page: https://www.utexas.edu/its/storage
Your account page for ITS services: https://utdirect.utexas.edu/its/account/services_overview.WBX
- Go to https://www.utexas.edu/its/storage/index.php and read about the service.
- On that page click the link to "purchase disk space online" under the Cost section.
- The ITS Rules and Regulation page will appear (https://utdirect.utexas.edu/its/account/user_agreement.WBX). Review the usage agreement for ITS services and click the I Agree button.
- The next page will show the ITS service available to you. Click the Add Service button next to the Austin Disk Storage service.
- On the Service Details page select the amount of storage space you want. For mCloud 1GB will be sufficient, but you can purchase up to 20 GB if you wish. 1 GB will cost you only 2$ per year. Select "Bill to 'What I Owe' page" as your billing option, then click Subscribe.
- The window should update showing that the service is now pending payment. Click the Close Window button.
- You will be returned to the Account Services Page. Austin Disk Storage should show a status of pending payment and you should see a note at the time of the screen informing you how much payment is due along with a link to the What I Owe page (https://utdirect.utexas.edu/acct/rec/wio/wio_home.WBX). Since annual payments are due September 1 each year, the amount actually due now will be prorated from September 1.
- On the What I Owe page, select your preferred method of payment and complete the payment process.
- YOU'RE DONE! One payment has been completed your Austin Disk Storage will be active. You can return to https://utdirect.utexas.edu/its/account/services_overview.WBX at any time to check the status of this and other services or modify your storage space or cancel the service.