What are the default disk quotas for UITS accounts, and how do I request an increase?
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Default disk quotas
Following are the default disk quotas for UITS accounts:
| Accounts | Undergraduate | Graduate | Faculty/staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyrus mail (IU Webmail) | 100MB | 100MB | 100MB |
| Imail | 5GB* | ------ | ------ |
| Umail | 5+GB* | ------ | ------ |
| Exchange | ** | ** | 500MB |
| Oncourse CL Resources | 1GB | 1GB | 1GB |
| Big Red | ------ | 10GB*** | 10GB*** |
| Research Database Complex (RDC) | ------ | 10GB*** | 10GB*** |
| Mercury (Mypage) | 1GB | 1GB | 1GB |
| Quarry | 10GB*** | 10GB*** | 10GB*** |
| RFS | ------ | 10GB**** | 10GB**** |
*The Imail and Umail services are hosted and maintained by outside partners (Microsoft and Google); UITS cannot adjust these quotas. See At IU, what is Imail? or At IU, what is Umail?
**With sponsorship from an instructor or full-time staff member, students may request an Exchange account. See At IU, what are Exchange accounts, and how do I get one?
***Your Big Red, Quarry, and RDC home directory disk space is shared by any accounts you have on those systems. For more, see At IU, how much disk space is available to me on the research systems?
****This is the quota for individual accounts. Collaborators can request additional space for projects.
Quota increases
Exchange
Quota increases are not normally available in the new Exchange 2007 environment.
In some cases, if your needs are unusual, it may be possible to make
special arrangements for additional space. Email
valid@indiana.edu or
actadmin@iupui.edu with the details of your
situation to request these arrangements.
For more, see At IU, can I request a quota increase for my Outlook or Exchange email account?
Oncourse CL
Faculty and staff members can request quota increases for course
sites. Send your request, including an explanation of why you need the
extra space, in an email message to oncrs@iu.edu , or
contact your campus Support Center.
Cyrus mail
To request a quota increase, contact your campus Support Center.
Mercury
Quota increases are not currently available on Mercury.
Big Red, Quarry, RDC
If you need additional disk space on the research systems, email the High Performance Systems group.
Also see:
- At IU, in Unix, how can I make better use of my disk quota?
- On my Cyrus mail account, what should I do when I go over quota?
- At IU, can I request a quota increase for my Outlook or Exchange email account?
Last modified on July 01, 2009.






