Google shared drive storage
This page provides information on Google shared drives at TMU, including:
- Various storage tiers and pricing
- How to create new shared drives
- Strategies for reducing your storage usage
Additional information about storage quotas for student, faculty, staff, retiree, alumni and inactive accounts can be found on the Google Workspace storage policy FAQ and Google Workspace storage for inactive accounts page on our website.
On this page
What are Google shared drives?
What are the storage limits for Google shared drives?
How do I determine how much storage a shared drive is using?
Who can create a new Google shared drive?
How much storage should I request for my new shared drive?
How do I create a new shared drive?
What is the cost of shared drives?
Why is TMU restricting who can create new Google shared drives and implementing new charges?
What happens if a Google shared drive is over its allotted storage limit?
Can students, alumni and generic account owners access shared drives?
Instructions for downloading or moving files from a Google shared drive
I’m a faculty member or contract lecturer and use shared drives in the courses I teach. Am I still able to add students as members of shared drives?
I no longer need a shared drive. How do I delete it?
My department’s shared drive only had one shared drive manager and they are no longer with TMU. How do we obtain manager access to the shared drive again?
Questions?
If you have any further questions about Google shared drives, please contact the Computing and Communications Services (CCS) Help Desk via the IT Help portal, help@torontomu.ca or 416-979-5000, ext. 556840 (students and alumni) or ext. 556806 (employees and retirees).