A Message From ACC’s Office of Information Technology:
Austin Community College District (ACC) is phasing out its Google Shared Drive service for students to better manage storage and ensure business continuity. The change allows us to prevent data and storage from accumulating after students graduate or leave ACC.
What’s Changing?
Starting December 15, 2024, students will no longer be able to create Google shared drives.
Existing shared drives created by students will be removed entirely to continue improving our infrastructure’s security and performance. Data on all existing student-shared drives will be removed on May 15, 2025. Students are encouraged to download and save any important documents or files from their drives as soon as possible. More details will be forthcoming.
Click here to find out how data can be exported from a shared drive.
Click here to watch a video to learn how to download files from Google Drive.
What’s Not Changing?
Students can still share files and collaborate using their personal Google Drive (My Drive).
Faculty and staff will continue to be able to create shared drives and can invite students to participate. Faculty advisors can also create shared drives for student organizations, ensuring that collaborative efforts are still supported.
For more information, please access the Google Workspace for Education website.
For questions:
- ACC Students: Contact the Student Helpline at 512-223-4636.
- ACC Staff: Contact the ACC Service Desk at 512-223-8324.