SFU Vault is upgrading from Owncloud to Nextcloud
After the upgrade, if you are using the SFU Vault or the owncloud desktop app, please uninstall it. The updated service will require the Nextcloud Files app, found here: https://nextcloud.com/install/#desktop-files. If you are on an SFU Managed device, the app uninstall/install will happen automatically during the maintenance window. If you’d like to migrate your configuration from the SFU Vault app to Nextcloud, please follow the instructions here:
SFU Vault Version Upgrade FAQ
Please be advised that Vault is not the recommended cloud storage solution at Simon Fraser University. To ensure data security, collaboration efficiency, and compliance with institutional policies, we ask that all faculty and staff refrain from using Vault for storing or sharing files.
Instead, we strongly encourage the use of the following Microsoft 365 tools, which are fully supported and integrated into our systems:
- Microsoft Teams – for team collaboration and file sharing
- SharePoint – for departmental and project-based document management
- OneDrive – for personal file storage and sharing
If you have any files currently stored in Vault, please migrate them to one of the approved platforms as soon as possible. For assistance with migration or questions about using these tools, please contact [your IT support contact or helpdesk].