Personal Networked Filestore Quotas

Your Personal Networked Filestore has a quota applied which means only a certain amount of data can be saved to it. For advice on Shared Networked Filestore quotas please see the link to the right.
 

How much quota am I allowed?

From November 2009 the default allocations will be 500MB for staff and 400MB for students (some departments may have higher default allocations.

Where practical CiCS will attempt to allocate you as much Personal Networked Filestore as you need to do your work; providing it is for general purpose University work and is within our capabilities.

How much quota am I using?

When you log onto the network via the Novell Client for Windows you will see a message displayed in a window telling you the amount your filestore in use, your quota, and the amount of space remaining.

You should also see a little icon appear in the system tray (bottom right corner of your screen) which has coloured dots above it. These dots will go from green to red as you approach the limit of your Personal Networked Filestore.

How do I manage my quota?

If you find that you are approaching the limit of your Personal Networked Filestore quota then you should look to see if you have any files that can be deleted. If you are unsure about whether it is safe to delete any directories or files you should contact the CiCS Helpdesk using the Help and Support link to the left.

How do I increase my quota?

If you delete your unwanted files and find you are still using a large amount of your Personal Networked Filestore you can contact the CiCS Helpdesk to see if your quota can be increased.

Staff can request increases to their quota up to a maximum of 1GB (this will normally be provided in 200MB increments).

Larger increases in quota can be requested by clicking on the link "Request for Additional Networked Filestore" in the See Also section (top right).

Students can request increases to their quota up to a maximum of 700MB (this will normally be provided in 100MB increments).

If you require a larger increase then you must ask your supervisor to complete the "Request for Additional Networked Filestore" form on your behalf.