Default disk quotas and quota increase information for UITS accounts
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Default disk quotas
Note: On October 29, 2009, UITS began migrating undergraduate student accounts from the IU Webmail (Cyrus) system to the Google-sponsored Umail system. For more, see About the automatic email account migration from IU Webmail (Cyrus) to Umail.
Following are the default disk quotas for UITS accounts:
| Account | Undergraduate | Graduate | Faculty/staff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imail | 5GB* | 5GB* | ------ |
| Umail | 5+GB* | 5+GB* | ------ |
| Cyrus mail (IU Webmail) | ------ | ** | 500MB |
| 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 Imail basics or Umail basics
**With sponsorship from an instructor or full-time staff member, student employees may request a Cyrus account. See IU Webmail basics
***With sponsorship from an instructor or full-time staff member, students may request an Exchange account. See Exchange accounts
****Your Big Red, Quarry, and RDC home directory disk space is shared by any accounts you have on those systems. For more, see Disk space on IU's 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 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.

