Leaving BYU?
When it’s time for a transition away from BYU, here is some info that can help you with your data migrations and technology replacements.
Product Migrations
When you're leaving BYU, these are the products that might require some adaptation. Contact our support team at support.byu.edu if you have any questions or need assistance.
Box Migration to Personal Accounts
If you're a student or employee planning to leave BYU, you should add a secondary non-@byu.edu email address to your Box account to prepare for migration to a personal account. See the FAQ section on box.byu.edu for details.
Office 365 - Contact Support
For Office 365 data migration or retrieval assistance, contact our support team. You should copy your files out of OneDrive to back them up and aid migration. To find out what options there are to purchase Office 365 for your personal use after leaving BYU for graduation or retirement, visit products.office.com.
Outbound Support Options
Retirees
Graduates
Deferment
Outbound Students
Outbound Employees
Retirees
Retirees keep their Net IDs after leaving BYU, but their roles may change. Role changes will affect what services they have access to. The options in myBYU that are available to them will change. And, they lose access to email service unless their department pays for retention of Premium Email. However, retirees usually retain two @byu.edu email aliases. More information on what services are available for Retirees can be found in this knowledge base article.
Contact IT Support support.byu.edu 801-422-4000 or it@byu.edu for any questions you might have about migrations.
Contact IT Support support.byu.edu 801-422-4000 or it@byu.edu for any questions you might have about migrations.
Graduates
Alumni usually retain some @byu.net email aliases. Contact IT Support support.byu.edu 801-422-4000 or it@byu.edu for any questions you might have about your email alias or product migration options.
Deferment
If you're going to defer for a mission or study abroad, contact IT Support support.byu.edu 801-422-4000 or it@byu.edu for any questions you might have about migrations or how a status change will affect your stored data and role-based access.
Outbound Students
If you're leaving BYU for another school, contact IT Support support.byu.edu 801-422-4000 or it@byu.edu for any questions you might have about migrations.
Outbound Employees
If you're leaving BYU for other employment opportunities, contact IT Support support.byu.edu 801-422-4000 or it@byu.edu for any questions you might have about migrations.
Evaluate Software After Leaving BYU
If you no longer qualify for software discounts at the BYU Store, you can use these links to evaluate replacements for what you had at BYU. Contact IT Support support.byu.edu 801-422-4000 or it@byu.edu for any questions you might have about migrations.
Free & Open Source Software
Here is a list of free and open-source desktop software that might be useful when you're on a minimal budget or in transition.
Libre Office Suite
LibreOffice is a free and open-source office suite, a project of The Document Foundation.
GIMP Image Manipulation
GIMP is a free and open-source raster graphics editor used for image retouching and editing, converting formats, etc.
Inkscape Vector Illustration
Inkscape is a free and open-source vector graphics editor. It can be used to create logos, icons, diagrams, etc.
Scribus Desktop Publishing
Scribus is free and open-source desktop publishing software designed for layout, typesetting, and file prep.
Krita Digital Painting
Krita is a free and open-source raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital painting and animation purposes.
Audacity Audio Editor
Audacity is a free and open-source digital audio editor and recording application.
OpenShot Video Editor
OpenShot Video Editor is a free and open-source video editor for FreeBSD, Linux, Haiku, macOS, and Windows.
Blender 3D Creation
Blender is a free and open-source tool used for creating 3D prints, animation, art, motion graphics, games, and more.