Files on the CIM dataserver are stored in four separate locations:

• Home: /home/<your_username>
• Backup: /usr/data/web/<your_username>
• Share: /usr/data/backup/<your_username>
• Web: /usr/data/share/<shared_folder_name>

This is your main personal directory.

Files placed in this location will be backed up daily, and written to tape monthly. Your storage quota in this directory is more limited as it is meant to contain important documents that need to be backed up.

This folder holds your public web site, if you desire any. The webserver will look for an index.html or index.php file in this directory when someone visits https://cim.mcgill.ca/~<your_username>. If you do not intend to set a personal site, simply keep this directory empty and a generic page will be shown when someone visits your url.

For more information about web hosting at CIM, visit the webhosting page

This file location contains shared folders, that is, folder shared between multiple CIM members.