Use the table below to guide you in what data types are appropriate to store in OneDrive for Business.

What kinds of data can I store in OneDrive for Business?


Data Type
OK
Not OK
Budget Information   
✔
 
Contracts  
✔ 
 
Course evaluations
✔
 
Data classified as Public   
✔
 
Data classified as Restricted
✔
 
Employee and student IDs/GIDs (even when combined with names)
✔
 
Planning documents    
✔
 
Staff search committee notes 
✔
 
Student grades and records
✔
 
Bank account numbers
 
X
Credit card numbers
 
X
Data classified as Confidential
 
X
Drivers License numbers
 
X
Passport Visa numbers
 
X
Payroll ACH numbers
 
X
Research data subject to export controls
 
X
Social Security numbers
 
X
International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR) governed data
 
X