Google - Storage

Google Workspace Pool Storage

In February 2021, Google announced that its “unlimited storage policy for universities” would be changed to a “pool storage” policy for educational organizations. This means that the storage space for Google Workspace has been restructured.
See Google's announcement: Google Workspace for Education - The Keyword (blog.google)

Due to the new structure of the “pool storage,” ETH Zurich currently has ‘only’ 550 TB of “pool storage” available, which is shared by all Google Workplace users.

Due to this new situation and the associated reduction in available storage space, the quotas for the various Google services will be reduced.

ETH Zurich's storage is currently calculated using the following formula: 100 TB (base) plus number of Google Education licenses x 20 GB → 22,500 x 20 GB + 100 TB = 450 TB + 100 TB = 550 TB

Google Drive (Personal)

Google Drive is a cloud-based storage service that let's you store, access and share personal files online.

Storage Space

In the Google Drive service description, Google does NOT specify the size limit of Google Drive. However, due to the “Pool Storage” Google can no longer maintain the expectations (unlimited storage) it has created. For this reason, the quotas for personal Google Drives have been adjusted as follows:

Further Information on Google Drive at the ETH please go to the Link:   Google Drive (Personal)

Google Shared Drive (Team Based)

In many teams, it is important to store documents centrally and edit them collaboratively, regardless of who the original owner is. Google Shared Drives  offer a structured and team-oriented solution for this. Unlike “My Drive,” files in a shared drive belong to the team, not to an individual.

Every user with the ETH Google subscription can create a shared drive on their own to share files with their team in a centralized way.

Storage Space

In the Google Drive service description, Google does NOT specify the size limit of Google Drive. However, due to the new “Pool Storage” Google can no longer maintain the expectations (unlimited storage) it has created. For this reason, the quotas for shared Google Drives will be adjusted as follows:

If you need more Space for a Shared Drive, please contact the SmartDesk and open a Ticket.

Further Information on Google Shared Drive at the ETH please go to the Link:   Google Shared Drives