How to prepare for expiration of your NetID
Description
When you leave CSU, you should prepare for the expiration and removal of your NetID, email and other CSU accounts.
- CSU Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace accounts are permanently deleted 30 days after NetID expiration and cannot be recovered.
Applicable to
- Former CSU Fort Collins and CSU Pueblo students, faculty, staff and associates
Prerequisites
Instructions
Inform other people and accounts of your email change.
- Automatically forward your emails to your new email address while your NetID account is still active. See instructions for Microsoft Outlook auto-forward setup or Gmail auto-forward setup.
- Set an automatic reply to inform others of your new email address while your NetID account is still active. See instructions for Microsoft Outlook auto-reply setup or Gmail auto-reply setup.
- (Forwarding and automatic replies will end when your account expires.)
- Change your social media and commercial accounts to use a non-CSU email address for second factor login and account recovery. Otherwise you might someday find that you are locked out of your accounts.
Transfer information you want to keep.
Create accounts for former students.
Outcome
- Once your NetID is reactivated or the expiration date has been extended, you will have access to your NetID and Microsoft 365 account until your new expiration date.
- If you are not returning to CSU, review instructions for preparing to close your CSU accounts.
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