Crane group members can access their data using any of the 4 workstations, or from the Lancaster/ Crane cluster. Here's how that's done.

Workstation user: Storage summary

Any of your data used on a group workstation is accessible to you if you later log into any of the four group workstations.
Data placed in "notbackedup" is not backed up.
- Large amounts of data can be stored there and then the group does not pay for backing it up.
- Be careful not to put non-recoverable data there.
- Bottom line: Don't back up (and thus pay to backup) large amounts of restorable data.
All other data, including data placed on your desktop, is backed up.

For Crane group's cluster users: Overview

Research data would ideally be backed up. Reasonably enough the group does not want to pay to back up some large data.
- Rule of thumb: Back up data unless it's large AND restorable from elsewhere, such as the raw data.
- QUESTION: Can this data not to be backed up be reliably and uniquely defined by extension name or other characteristic?
  - If so, can use exclusions within EZ-Backup to not back up this data instead of creating a dedicated directory to hold such data, for exclusion.
Research data (whether backed up or not) should be available from any of the group's workstations and the cluster.

Log in using your NetID credentials.

Anything you store within your home profile (including desktop) is not available from the cluster.
- It is backed up.
- And it's available from any of the workstations.
Anything you store in "data" is available from the cluster.
- It is also backed up.
- Again, it's available from any of the workstations.
Anything you store in "notbackedup" is also available from the cluster.
- It is NOT backed up.
- Again, it's available from any of the workstations.

Log in using your NetID and cluster account's password (NOT your NetID password).

Anything you store within your home profile is not backed up and not available from any workstation.
Anything you store in "data" is available. See above, under workstations, for more details.
Anything you store in "notbackedup" is also available. See above, under workstations, for more details.

Research data type or location	Access	Is it backed up?	Notes
User's "data" directory	From any workstation or cluster.	Yes	Backups cost money so avoid using for large amounts of data unless necessary.
User's "notbackedup" directory	From any workstation or cluster.	No	Use only if unexpected loss of data is acceptable. Usually will only pertain to large data amounts.

User home profile data	Access	Is it backed up?	Notes
User's workstation home profile, including desktop	From any workstation.	Yes	Backups cost money so avoid using for large amounts of data unless necessary.
User's workstation home profile (no desktop)	From cluster.	No	Crane can request we add EZ-Back up to the cluster and back up his group's profiles.