Removable Media Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Will I be able to continue taking pictures with my phone or camera on station and transfer photos to my USAP laptop? Q. I have been using my own personal external hard drive for my archived work files, can I continue to use it? Q. Will I lose my data? Q. Do I need to give up my personal drive to the NSF? Q. I have more than one device that I need to report. How do I do that? Q. In the past, I have been able to save music on my external drive and listen to music on my USAP laptop/desktop. Will I still be able to do that? Q. What happens once a drive is encrypted? Q. What will happen if I receive a new laptop? Q. Will an Outlook PST file still work on an encrypted drive? Q. Will I still be able to use CD/DVDs? Q. Our department has multiple hard drives and thumb drives that we use for various purposes, will we be able to use them? |
Common Science and Grantee questions
Q. Can I transfer data from an instrument / camera back to a laptop using a hard drive / memory card / etc.? Q. Can I share photos from my phone by plugging it in to a computer? Q. Can I bring previously collected data for context of new data collection and/or sharing preliminary data and/or figures between collaborating scientists? Q. How will I be able to move large data back from the continent to CONUS (e.g. large astro projects, LDB, seismic data, geophysics surveys, drone data, etc.?) Q. Would there be any issue with PI laptops being plugged into AV system in Crary or the Galley for science talks? Q. For file transfers of planning documents with ASC science planning folks, will it all have to happen via email or are there other solutions? Q. How will printing at McMurdo work? Especially if they have to transfer a file to print? Q. How will the NSF Science Rep be able to transfer files between the USAP workstation and NSF laptop? |