The timeline for data deletion after a student, faculty or staff member leaves the university will be shortened from two years to one. The Office of Information Technology is implementing this change to improve data security and reduce unnecessary storage costs.
Starting in September, user data in Google Workspace (including Gmail and Google Drive) will be deleted one year after the user leaves the university.
To prepare for this change, "To be deleted" labels will be added to Google files on Tuesday, March 18 to help identify data nearing its deletion date. These labels will automatically populate when a user separates from the university and remain until their data is deleted at the one-year mark or action is taken.
Prevent unwanted data loss by reviewing these new labels ➜
