DataVault long-term retention
A service to archive golden copy research data.
* Users working from home - to access the DataVault you may need the VPN. *
Why use DataVault
Decide if DataVault is the right place for your data
Cost
Cost of archiving and size of deposits
Prepare your data
What you need to do to prepare your data for long-term archiving in the DataVault
Deposit data
How to deposit data in the DataVault
Retrieve data
The process of retrieving data from the DataVault
Roles and permissions
Overview of roles and permissions in the DataVault
Personal data
Advice about research data containing personal data and the DataVault
File integrity
How DataVault keeps files safe
Review process
DataVault review process (reviewing data for decision-making around deletion or retention)
How-to videos
These videos demonstrate and explain how University of Edinburgh users can use the Edinburgh DataVault.
DataVault FAQs
Edinburgh DataVault Frequently Asked Questions