Due to changes in our Google Workspace for Education licensing we beginning to implement changes to Syracuse University user accounts.
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SU Staff that are over storage quotas should delete or export their data from their g.syr.edu accounts. The recommended option for migrating your data over to another Google Workspace account would be through Google's migration tool, Google Takeout. This process is recommended by Google. The tool is provided by Google and due to its intricacies is not supported by Syracuse University ITS. For further instructions please visit our page on Google Takeout.
Staff desiring to create and manage group-based shared drives should consult with their IT support for available shared group storage solutions.
Changes for SU Student (and others) Storage
Beginning January 3, 2023 all other additional Google Workspace users, including SU:
- SU/ESF Students.
- ESF Employees
- Additional users not having an allowed active affiliation (exceptions)
will have Google Drive (aka aka My Drive)storage quotas applied and will not be able to create Shared Drives within Syracuse University's Google Workspace. My Drive storage quota for all Google Workspace users, other than SU Faculty and Staff, will be 10 GB per user. Users over the quota will be presented with a warning andbe able to view, export, and remove files to bring their My Drive storage consumption under the storage quota. While usersexceed the storage quota, they will be prevented fromcreating, uploading,andmodifying files within their My Drive.
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All Google Workspace users that are over storage quotas should delete or export their data from their g.syr.edu accounts. The recommended option for migrating your data over to another Google Workspace account would be through Google's migration tool, Google Takeout. This process is recommended by Google. The tool is provided by Google and due to its intricacies is not supported by Syracuse University ITS. For further instructions please visit our page on Google Takeout.
SU/ESF students requiring group-based shared drives, for class related use, should request project space through their class instructor.
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- Migrating from Google Drive to OneDrive: Migrating Google Drive to OneDrive
- Manage files in your Google Drive storage: https://support.google.com/drive/answer/6374270.
Checking how much storage you have. https://www.google.com/settings/storage.
How to clear space. https://support.google.com/drive/answer/6374270?sjid=12512729021663042203-NA#how-to-clear-space.
Google's migration tool. Google Takeout