Active students have a 15GB storage limit, the equivalent storage provided with a personal Gmail account (see “For Students” section below for details). If you require more storage over time, contact ITS to request a quota increase. You will need to complete the Student Digital Storage Journey in Workday about effective storage management practices and submit an ITS Helpdesk ticket for more storage. You will be asked to briefly describe your Carleton-related need for the additional storage.
Navigating Your Google Drive(s)
Google presents files in three distinct sections of Google Drive: My Drive, Shared Drives, and Shared With Me. Each of these sections has different underlying rules and assumptions. Check out the tips on the Store Smart page to plan how you will organize your files.
In some cases, you may be granted access to a Shared Drive. For example, a professor may include you in a shared drive related to research you’re doing, your term on Carleton Student Association or another Student Organization comes to an end, or you change your Student Work position. If your role changes, the individual who manages the Shared Drive and Google Group may remove your access.
Leaving Carleton
When you leave Carleton, your entire Google Account will be locked. At that time, files will become inaccessible to you and those you’ve shared them with.
If you are leaving Carleton and have files in your My Drive that other Carls should retain, please do one or more of the following:
- Reassign file ownership to someone still at Carleton (just sharing a file is not enough).
- Move the files to an appropriate Shared Drive.
Don’t forget to transfer or download your personal files from your My Drive!