Google Drive Storage Limits - Students

Each student account receives 15 GB of free storage with Google Drive. You can access Google Drive by navigating to https://drive.google.com.

What counts towards your 15 GB storage limit?

• Files that you upload to Google Drive

• Files that you own and/or create in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms

How can I check my Google Drive Storage usage?

• You can check your storage usage at any time by going to the My Google Drive Storage page.

How will I know when I am approaching the storage limit?

• Google will automatically alert a user at the top of the Google Drive window.

• When your accounts storage is at 80% capacity, you will start to receive a yellow Storage Low banner.
  
  

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• When your accounts storage is between 90% - 100% capacity, the banner will change to a red Storage banner.
  
  

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What happens when my Google Drive is at 100% capacity?

• You will no longer be able to upload files to Google Drive

• You will no lonnger be able to create Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms

• Collaborators when opening a file owned by that account, they will receive a notification banner warning the user that the owner is over storage.