![]() ![]() ![]() With phone cameras capable of higher and higher resolutions and regular backup occurring, it doesn't take long to hit the 3 GB ceiling, Shuck noted. Personal photos shouldn't be stored in a university account, he noted, though employees with Android phones may not be aware their phones automatically back up their photos and videos to Google Photos when they sign into their university Google account on their personal devices. Even for those approved to continue using Google Photos, the 3 GB individual cap remains in place. Multiple employees can be included in a single request. Google set Iowa State's storage limit at 100 TB, with the penalty of defaulting the university account to read-only mode for exceeding the limit.Ī limited number of employees need to store work-related photos in a university Google Photos account, and an exemption request form to keep Google Photos is available for them, said Jason Shuck, who manages the systems operations team in information technology services (ITS), which oversees data storage. Currently, Google Photos accounts for 16 terabytes (TB) in the university's overall 140 TB of stored data. Photos count toward the total data storage in each individual account, which are capped at 3 gigabytes (GB), as of Jan. Faculty and staff should empty the Google Photos folder associated with their university account by then. As part of the strategy to reduce the university's overall data storage in Google, Iowa State has chosen to turn off the Google Photos service in the university account June 1 to prevent individuals from quickly or unknowingly exceeding their storage quota.
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