Google is and remains our primary and recommended place to store College data. However, Google has begun charging for storage, so, to be fiscally conscious, we need to limit the amount of Google storage space the college uses.  

We encourage you to review the contents of your Gmail and Google Drive and delete messages or files you no longer need. We also encourage you to move any personal files from your St. Olaf Google Drive to a personal Google account.

On October 1, 2022, we will apply quotas for your Google storage, which includes your Gmail and files in Google Drive. Your initial quota will be sufficient for current and future growth. Please note that you will not lose your files or emails when the quota is applied. You can view the amount of storage you are using (and after October 1st, your quota) for Gmail and Google Drive.

In addition, Google Photos will be decommissioned October 31, 2022. If you have content in Google Photos, please download anything you’d like to keep by visiting takeout.google.com. Once downloaded, please delete everything in Google Photos.

If you would like help reducing your Google storage, please refer to the “How to reduce my Google Storage” knowledge base article.