sciebo

sciebo: Freigaben
[23.03.2026] Da das Setzen von Passwörtern auf öffentliche Freigaben (public links) fehlerhaft arbeitete, sind derzeit Freigaben nur mit einer verpflichteten Passwortvergabe möglich.
Die Behebung erfolgt vsl. ab der KW16.

Weitere Informationen unter https://docs.sciebo.de/docs/stoerungen/

Overleafkompilierung deaktiviert
[30.04.2026] Die Kompilierung von Overleaf wurde aufgrund der Copy-Fail-Sicherheitslücke CVE 2026-31431 temporär deaktiviert. Projekte können weiterhin heruntergeladen und bearbeitet werden.
An einer Behebung wird bereits gearbeitet.

Weitere Informationen finden sich auf dem sciebo-Blog.

sciebo

sciebo is a free non-profit cloud service for research and teaching.
Data are stored and processed exclusively at three locations in North Rhine-Westphalia including Münster, Bonn and Duisburg-Essen). This means that data are subject to the strict level of protection provided by German data protection laws.
With sciebo, users can synchronize files between end devices automatically.
Access to files can also be granted by sharing links.
sciebo can be used via a client or through the web interface.
The service is jointly operated by 22 universities in NRW and funded by the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
You can register on sciebo with a personal account or student account. Guest accounts cannot register on sciebo.

Functions

Synchronization: Files can be synchronized automatically across end devices (such as laptops, smart phones and tablets) using the client. Users can also access the files via a web browser from anywhere.
Example: synchronizing selected files between an office PC and a laptop at home.
Sharing files: With sciebo, files and folders can be shared with other employees at the University of Cologne and external users. If authorized, external users can even upload files to a shared folder. A password and expiry date can be set for each share.
Example: sharing files between an institute and external organization in a project. See http://www.sciebo.de/anleitung/teilen.html for information on sharing.

What is sciebo not for?

Please do not use sciebo as a back-up option for your files! Why?

When you use the client, files are automatically synchronized. If they are deleted on your computer, they are not available on sciebo either.
sciebo does not create a back-up of your files. If you delete files, they can only be restored to a limited extent via the recycle bin.
Information about the back-up possibility of files can be found here.

Further usage hints for sciebo (for example: what kind of data you are allowed to store) can be found here.

Employee and student account in comparison

student account	personal account
30 GB storage, extendable up to 60 GB	30 GB storage, extendable up to 500GB
no sciebo project box	sciebo project box possible
no guest accounts	guest accounts possible

More information about sciebo

Registration

Information and assistance on how to create a sciebo account.

my.sciebo - account management

Renew account, reset password and more.

Instructions for use of sciebo

Further information and recommendations, among other things, on uploading and downloading files and data, which may not be stored in sciebo.

Client - Installation & configuration

Instructions to install and configurate the sciebo client

Share files and folders in sciebo

Help on how to provide shares to users or as a link.

Working with Only Office

Information about working with Only Office in sciebo for collaborative editing of documents, presentations and spreadsheets.

Guest accounts for external users

[For employees only] For external guests, so-called "guest accounts" allow external users to use sciebo to a limited extent.

Project boxes - working in projects

[For employees only] Project boxes are especially intended as a sharing system for work or institute groups.

Further functions of sciebo

Further informations about functions and settings in sciebo

Further informations

Basic information about sciebo as well as instructions can be found in the help center.