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Research Data Management (RDM): Data Storage

Storage options

Currently the University of Pretoria provides unlimited Google Drive space to its researchers where they can store their unpublished raw data.

Final (processed) data can be uploaded onto the UP Research Data Repository (on a Figshare platform)

File Naming Conventions

When naming and organising your files it is important that you do this in a consistent and descriptive manner, so that it will enable yourself and others to find specific data, contained in a specific file. More information on how to name your files can be found at: