Storage Allocations (Quotas)
A storage allocation is the maximum amount of storage a single account or shared drive can store. Because of the way Google imposes storage, we are unable to customize allocations on a per-account basis, so we have organized the allocations into reasonable slices (“quotas”). The quotas are organized according to Google licenses (or multiples thereof).
Default Storage Quotas
New accounts will go into the default quotas. The default quotas go into effect Winter Break 2023.
| Quota | Storage ALlocation | Available To |
|---|---|---|
| Default Tier for Licensed Users | 20 GB | Registered students, faculty, and staff |
| Default Tier for Unlicensed Users | 10 GB | Academic affiliates and functional accounts |
| Default Tier for Shared Drives | 50 GB | Registered students, faculty, and staff |
Legacy Storage Quotas
We purchased additional storage for Google to allow many existing users to keep their current storage level.
Existing faculty, staff, students, and affiliate users along with functional accounts will be placed into a legacy tier (up to 500 GB) based on your Google Workspace usage and use-case. Legacy Quotas are not guaranteed to be your permanent storage allocation. Legacy Storage Allocations were rolled out during Winter Break 2023.
|
Current Storage Usage Range |
Legacy Quota Applied |
|---|---|
|
0 - 8 GB |
10 GB (default for affiliates and functional accounts) |
|
0 - 16 GB |
20 GB (default for staff, faculty and student accounts) |
|
(8 or 16) - 40 GB |
50 GB |
|
40 - 120 GB |
150 GB |
|
120 GB - 200 GB |
250 GB |
|
200 GB - 400 GB |
500 GB |
Shared Drive Legacy Quotas
|
Current Storage Usage Range |
Legacy Quota Applied |
|---|---|
|
0 - 35 GB |
50 GB (default) |
| 35 - 400 GB | 500 GB |
|
400 - 800 GB |
1 TB |
|
800 GB - 4 TB |
5 TB |