Google Storage Project

In 2021, Google announced a storage model change that involved no longer offering free, unlimited storage to accounts using their services, including higher education institutions like the University of Michigan. As a result, this change requires storage limits to be placed on every account across the entire U-M domain.

New Storage Limits & Deadlines:

• Faculty, Staff, & Student individual accounts: 250GB by April 1, 2024
• Google Shared Account: 15GB by April 1, 2024
• Google Shared Drive: 15GB by October 31, 2023

How to check if you’re near or over your limit:

• Check your current storage usage.
• Check Shared Account & Shared Drive Storage Amounts

What to do if you’re over a limit:

• Tips for Cleaning Up Your U-M Google Account
• Moving to other services
  • ITS Google Storage Transfer Tool
  • Getting Started With Google Takeout
• Other available storage services
  • U-M Dropbox
  • Data Storage Finder

Last Updated on September 14, 2023