The local hard drive (C:\local) is intended for temporary storage of data. The amount of data is limited by the size of the hard drive on the machine.
Any data stored on the C:\local is not backed up by the University and can usually be accessed by any user of the computer so should not be used for any confidential information.
The C:Local hard drive should be used for:
To save documents on your local hard drive please see below:
Creating a Local Folder
Note: other users on the pc will not be able to access your personal documents stored in this folder.
Creating a shortcut on your desktop
Moving Files
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