What is the USC Email retention policy? How long can I keep mail on the server?
In compliance with the USC Email Retention Policy, ITS will automatically delete all email stored on its email servers after one year. If you wish to keep copies of your email beyond this period, you are encouraged either to forward the email to a personal, non-USC account or to save copies of your email to local folders on your own computer. Note for students with Google Apps at USC accounts: Email that is in your USC email account (saved messages and attachments, etc.) resides on ITS servers and continues to be subject to USC’s email retention policy. Email that is stored in your Google Apps at USC account is not stored on ITS servers and is not subject to the university’s email retention policy.
