Taking Box @RPI With You

Overview

Students are allowed to convert their Box @RPI Enterprise account to a free private Box account when they leave the Institute.  Free Box accounts are limited to 100gb of storage.

*NOTE: This is not available to Staff and Faculty.

Procedures

In order to convert your Box @RPI account into a private Box account:

1. AFTER receiving your "Account Expiration Notice" from RPI, 30 days prior to graduating, but BEFORE you graduate...
2. Log into your Box @RPI account.
3. Add a non-RPI "Alternative" email address to your Box account.
4. Save your account changes and exit Box.
5. Please submit a support request notifying us that you would like to convert your Box account to your personal Box account after graduation.
6. After graduation, as part of our automatic account expiration process, your Box account will be moved out of the Enterprise.
7. You will receive a notification from Box about the change, at your alternative email address.
8. Follow any and all subsequent Box instructions to complete the privatization process, including the creation of a new password.

If you have any questions about this procedure, please submit a support request

Last Reviewed: 25-Oct-2018