ATTENTION: The temporary quota extension for Google Drive Storage – which was previously communicated as expiring in June 2025 – has been extended for the following groups:
- All Shared Drives currently registered for research extension funding
- Personal Drives belonging to non-student Academic Appointees
A new compliance deadline will be communicated and published here in the coming weeks. Please check back for updates and further guidance on how you may be affected.
Refer to the How Am I Affected page and review your affiliation's section for details. If you have questions or concerns regarding your account, contact help@it.ucla.edu.
Permanent Baseline Quotas by Affiliation and Account Types
Permanent Baseline Quotas were implemented on all UCLA Google Personal Drives and Shared Drives on June 27, 2024. A Permanent Baseline Quota is the storage limit that an account’s use must be under to avoid disruption to UCLA Google services.
| Primary Affiliation* | Permanent Baseline Quota |
|---|---|
| All staff and students (undergraduate and graduate students not graduating in 2024) | 20GB per account |
| Academic deans, faculty, emeriti, recall, non-faculty, postdocs, medical residents | 50GB per account, starting June 2026 (see quota extension information below) |
| Alumni, retirees | 5GB per account for email only |
| Students in the Class of 2024 | 5GB per account (effective September 1, 2024) |
| Shared Drives | 20GB per drive |
*Permanent Baseline Quota assignment is based on primary affiliation, set in the following order for those with multiple affiliations: faculty (including emeriti), staff, students, retirees, alumni.
Refer to the Quota Extension Eligibility section for more information on requesting a storage quota increase.
