Stony Brook Box is a cloud-based service designed primarily for research purposes, offering file storage, sharing, and document collaboration. Available at no cost to individual faculty, staff, and departments, it also supports the storage of high-risk or potentially sensitive data. With Stony Brook Box, you can:
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Access your account from anywhere, at any time, and on any device with an internet connection.
- Share documents and folders both within the Stony Brook University community (SBU and SBMed) and with external collaborators.
- Collaborate effectively by adding comments, assigning tasks, and co-creating documents.
Some of the top features of Stony Brook Box include:
- Unlimited cloud storage
- Upload large files up to 150 GB
- Sign on using UHMC or Stony Brook University NetID credentials
- Share and collaborate with other Box users, both within the Stony Brook University community (SBU and SBMed) and with external collaborators.
- Send large files via Box
- Intuitive drag-and-drop interface
- Version control at the document level
- File encryption at Box and across the network
- Sync files across devices
- Full text search within documents
- Assign tasks and due dates to files
- Set access permission at the document and folder levels
- Access and upload files from mobile devices