Google Storage Help Resources
A collection of helpful resources covering various aspects of Google Workspace, including tutorials on managing your Google My Drive and Shared Drives and transitioning to the new storage paradigm.
Understanding Google Storage
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Google My Drive vs. Shared Drives
Learn about the differences between your personal My Drive and Shared Drives for efficient file management and collaborative work environments.
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Google Workspace for Education Service Details
An outline of features, eligibility, capacity, file ownership, restrictions, data retention policies, and support resources for Google Workspace for Education.
View And Manage Your Storage
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View Your My Drive and Shared Drive Storage Use
Steps to review usage of My Drive and Shared Drives
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Reduce Gmail Storage
Your storage quota is shared across Gmail, Google Photos & Google Drive. Here are some tips on reducing mail stored in your Texas A&M Gmail account.
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Transfer Ownership of Files/Folders in Google Drive
Instructions for transferring ownership of files and folders in Google Drive to ensure continuity within teams and preservation of institutional data.
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Review and Remove Files in My Drive and Shared Drives
This page provides a systematic approach for managing Google storage, involving identifying large files, sorting by type, finding unused and duplicate files, and properly deleting unnecessary ones.
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File Management in Shared Drives
A thorough explanation of Google Shared Drives, highlighting their benefits, creation steps, membership management, file handling practices, permissions, known issues, inviting members, and file transfer methods.
Move And Back-Up Files
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How to move My Drive Files into a Shared Drive
Features, advantages, and best practices for Google Shared Drives, including how to create, manage memberships, transfer files, and access these drives.
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How to download your Google data
Download or transfer content from Gmail and Google Drives.
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Delete & restore files in Google Drive
Instructions for deleting, restoring, and permanently deleting files in Google Drive.
Ask Questions And Give Feedback
If you need technical assistance with Google Workspace, please contact Help Desk Central.
If you have general questions about the Google Storage Sustainability Project including storage limits, but do not need technical assistance, please email google-project@tamu.edu.
If you would like to request a consultation regarding your current storage usage in Google Workspace, please email google-project@tamu.edu.