Google: Check Your Storage Usage/Limit

Environment

U-M Google, Mail, Drive, Photos

Issue

How do I check my U-M Google account's current storage usage/limit?

How do I check my U-M Google shared drive usage/limit?

Resolution

Check the storage used and assigned limit for your individual account

On the web

  1. Go to Google Drive's storage overview page.
  2. Hover over the colored sections on the line to view how much storage you are using in each service.
    • It shows your usage for the following services:
      • Google Drive (only data you own in My Drive; it doesn't include shared drives)
      • Gmail
      • Google Photos
    • Note that these instructions also apply to checking a Google Shared Account's storage usage/limit. You have to log in to the Shared Account first.

You will also see a list of files on the Drive storage page, sorted by file size (largest to smallest). This list applies only to files you own and that are stored in your My Drive.

You can also access your storage usage information from your My Account page:

  1. Go to your Google My Account page.
  2. Click Payments & subscriptions from the left navigation.
  3. Click Account storage.

The same colored sections will appear and be hoverable.

On mobile devices

  1. Open the Google Drive app on your mobile device.
  2. Tap the three lines (hamburger menu) in the top left corner.
  3. Tap Storage at the bottom to display the storage usage by service.
    • You may need to tap More under the storage overview to view service-specific totals.

You can also tap View files using Drive storage to view a list of your files in Drive, sorted by file size (largest to smallest).

Check storage used for your shared drive

  1. Go to Google Drive and open the shared drive.
  2. Click the information "i" icon in the top right corner of the page.
  3. Find the shared drive's storage usage under the Drive details > Storage used section.

Note: Storage used in shared drives does not count against your individual account's storage limit.

Google shared drive with red boxes around the information icon and the storage used section under Details

Additional Information

  • Files owned by someone else do not count toward your storage limit. They only count against the owner’s limit.
  • Google file types, like Docs, Sheets, and Slides, count toward the storage limit of whichever storage location they're in.
  • Files created or uploaded via the Google integration in Canvas count toward your storage limit.
  • You can no longer view your total storage usage at the bottom of Gmail.

Visit the Storage Management page for more information on managing your storage in U-M Google.

Need additional information or assistance? Contact the ITS Service Center.

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