---
type: concept
title: Resource Folder Lifecycle
tags: [storage, governance, data-retention]
related: [ums, nas.rz.uni-greifswald.de, ressourcenverwaltung]
created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_allgemein_zentrale_datenspeicherung_fileserver.md"]
---

# Resource Folder Lifecycle

The **Resource Folder Lifecycle** defines the provisioning, duration, and deletion rules for shared group folders on the central file server [[nas.rz.uni-greifswald.de]].

## Provisioning
Resource folders are not automatic. They must be requested via the [[ums]] under the path: `Meine Ressourcen` $\rightarrow$ `Beantragen` $\rightarrow$ `Verschiedenes` $\rightarrow$ `zentraler Dateiserver`.

## Duration and Extension
- **Maximum Term**: Folders can be requested for a maximum of 3 years.
- **Extension**: Resources must be extended via the UMS before they expire.

## Deletion Grace Period
If a resource is not extended, a grace period of **12 weeks** is provided. If no action is taken within this window, the resource and all contained data are automatically and permanently deleted.