Individual Account Storage Limits
- Accounts holding more than 150 GB of content will need to reduce their content to be under 150 GB by Jan. 23, 2024
- All individual accounts holding between 35 and 150 GB will be assigned a storage limit of 150 GB on July 5, 2023
- All individual accounts holding 35 GB or less will be assigned a storage limit of 50 GB on July 5, 2023
- All new accounts created after July 5, 2023 are assigned a storage limit of 50 GB
- There are no storage limit increases or exceptions above 150 GB for individual accounts.
- You can request an increase up to 150 GB if you are in a lower tier.
SPA Accounts
- All new SPA accounts created after July 5, 2023 will receive a 25 GB storage limit
- All existing SPA accounts holding less than 18 GB will receive a 25 GB storage limit
- All existing SPA accounts holding between 18 and 150 GB will be assigned a storage limit of 150 GB on July 5, 2023
- All existing SPA accounts holding more than 150 GB will be required to reduce their content in 2024.
- There are no storage limit increases or exceptions above 150 GB for SPA accounts.
- You can request an increase up to 150 GB if you are in a lower tier.
Shared Drives
- Faculty and staff are eligible to create new shared drives
- All new shared drives created after July 5, 2023 are assigned a storage limit of 25 GB
- Read more about Shared Drive storage options here - https://bconnected.berkeley.edu/projects/google-cost-reduction-project/alternative-storage-options
Google Photos
- Google Photos is being phased out at UC Berkeley. All new accounts have Google Photos disabled by default as of July 5, 2023
- Existing accounts with no Google Photos data will have Photos disabled on Jul 5, 2023
- If you would like to use Google Photos for business purposes, please submit a request to have it enabled on your account.