Transfer Files From NC State Google Drive to Research Storage

Globus may be used to easily copy large amounts of data from your NC State Google Drive to Research Storage. This includes data stored in your My Drive space as well as Shared Drives (formerly known as Team Drives).

This page describes how to use Globus to access your NC State Google Drive only. If you have a personal Google Drive account, you will not be able to access it using these instructions.

Open this link:
Globus File Manager: NC State Google Drive Connector & Research Storage
Login to Globus with your NC State Unity ID.
See the Login to Globus With Your NC State Account page for more information.
The Globus File Manager will open with the NC State Google Drive Connector Collection shown in left pane and the NC State Research Storage Collection shown in right pane.

If you see a Continue button in either pane, click it to allow Globus to access information it needs about your account: After clicking Continue, click the link containing your Unity ID: Then click the Allow button:

You will only see the Continue button first time you access either of these Globus Collections. Once you have granted Globus access to the information it needs, a Globus Consent is saved and you will not have to repeat these steps again. You can view and manage your Consents here .

Locate Your NC State Google Drive Data To Copy

In the left NC State Google Drive Connector pane, double-click My Drive or Team Drives to browse your NC State Google Drive space to locate files or directories you want to copy to Research Storage:

If you don’t see the NC State Google Drive Connector Collection as shown above, click the link at the top of this page again. This may happen if you navigated elsewhere during the sequence of steps where Globus requested permission. The link at the top of this page will always open the Globus File Manager connected to both the NC State Google Drive Connector and NC State Research Storage Collections.

Locate Your Research Storage Space and Select a Destination Directory

The right NC State Research Storage pane will look like the image below. Double-click on either the rs1 or rsstu folder, then continue to navigate to one of the Research Storage locations you have already have access to.

Continue until you locate your destination directory:

You can create the destination directory using Globus if it doesn’t already exist:

Begin the Copy From Google Drive to Research Storage

In the NC State Research Storage pane on the right, make sure you are in the correct location where you want the data copied
In the NC State Google Drive Connector pan on the left, select the files or directories you want to copy
Click the Start button: You will see a notification:

What happens next?

When you submit the transfer request, a Globus Task is created and Globus will copy the data that you selected in the background. Globus establishes a direct connection between the NC State Google Drive Connector and NC State Research Storage Collections, and the data is copied using this connection.

Because your computer is not involved in transferring the data, you can navigate away from the page or even shut down your computer.

The amount of time it takes to copy the data depends on how much data you selected. You can view the status and progress of the transfer by clicking on the Activity link:

Additional details are shown if you click on the running task. When the transfer is complete, the task will display a green checkmark:

You will also receive an email notification:

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the data still exist on my NC State Google Drive after transferring it with Globus?

Yes.

Globus only copies the data. It does not move the data.

If you are using Globus because your NC State Google Drive is over quota, you will still need to delete the data from Google Drive after Globus has copied it to NC State Research Storage.

Does Globus guarantee all the data is copied correctly & completely?

Yes.
(Unless you explicitly tell Globus NOT to verify file integrity after transfer)

If you see a green checkmark and message saying transfer completed on the Activity page, you can be assured that all of the data you selected was copied in its entirety and without errors.

By default, Globus verifies that every file copied to the destination matches the source file exactly. You don’t need to do anything to cause Globus to perform these checks, but you have the option to disable them by expanding Transfer & Timer Options and selecting do NOT verify file integrity after transfer:

How do I determine the Research Storage path?

The Research Storage Manager page on OIT’s Research Services portal shows you all of the storage allocations you have access to. Each Research Storage allocation has a unique directory path. The Research Storage Manager page shows the path for each allocation in a few different formats. You will want to find the HPC Directory path because it matches the directory organization you see in Globus.

Open the Research Storage Manager and log in with your NC State Unity ID and password
Locate the HPC Directory row for the Research Storage allocation you want to copy to
Go back to the Globus website and either navigate to the path by double-clicking each intermediate directory

Copy Files From NC State Google Drive to Research Storage