U-M Dropbox is available to all active faculty, staff, students, emeritus faculty, and Type-1 sponsored affiliates on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses and Michigan Medicine. Individual accounts have a storage limit of 5TB.
Create a U-M Dropbox Account
- Go to dropbox.umich.edu.
- Sign in with your uniqname and UMICH password via U-M Weblogin.
- Click Continue on the "Single sign-on" page after login.
- Confirm your name is listed correctly and check the I agree to the Dropbox Business Agreement box on the "Welcome to University of Michigan's Dropbox Business" page.
- Click Finish joining the team.
After following these steps, your account will be automatically created, and you will be taken to the U-M Dropbox homepage.
Migrate an existing account associated with your @umich.edu email address to U-M Dropbox
We recommend you keep the accounts separate by changing the @umich.edu email address associated with your personal Dropbox account before joining U-M Dropbox.
There are two possible scenarios you may encounter:
Scenario #1
- Go to dropbox.umich.edu and log in via U-M Weblogin.
- Select Transfer to University of Michigan when prompted.
- Click Join University of Michigan.
You will then be taken to the U-M Dropbox homepage, where your files and folder structures should be. Your collaborations will remain untouched when the accounts are combined.
Scenario #2
- Log in to your account from dropbox.umich.edu.
- Enter your @umich.edu email address and your personal account password. You will receive an email invite to migrate your account to the U-M Dropbox domain. You will be given the option to Combine Accounts or keep them separate.
- Click Combine Accounts to migrate your personal Dropbox account to the U-M Dropbox domain. Your collaborations and folder structures will remain untouched when the accounts are combined.
If the invite in Scenario #2 fails:
The invite will fail if you are already a part of a non-UM Dropbox Team. You can choose to:
- Leave the other Team.
- Change the email address used with your personal Dropbox account to a non-UMICH email address.
- Not create a U-M Dropbox account.
Toggle between your personal Dropbox and U-M Dropbox accounts
Once you've created your U-M Dropbox account, you can link a personal Dropbox account so you can toggle between the two. Before adding your personal Dropbox account, ensure you are not logged in to the Dropbox desktop application.
Click your icon/initials in the top right corner of your U-M Dropbox homepage and select Add personal account. This will open a new page with the option to create a personal account to link with your U-M Dropbox account or sign in to your existing personal account. Refer to Switch between linked Dropbox accounts for more information.
Request a Dropbox Team Folder
You can self-service request a Dropbox Team Folder for groups, teams, or departments. Team Folders are designed to share data with your group/team, and protect against the potential for data loss when individuals leave the university. Both files and folders inside a Team Folder can be shared externally. Content in the Team Folder is owned by the MCommunity group, which is also where Team Folder membership is managed.
Complete the self-service Dropbox Team Folders request form to create a Dropbox Team Folder and refer to Team Folders in U-M Dropbox and Team folders: an overview for more details.
Additional Information
- Install the Desktop / Mobile App on Your Devices (MiWorkspace and non-MiWorkspace users)
- Dropbox: Best Practices for Accessing Your Data
- Getting Started with Dropbox
- How to use Dropbox Quick Start Guide
- Download the Dropbox Mobile App