Disk Quota

What is Disk Quota

Your disk quotas on your MCECS account define the amount of space you have to store files. You have a disk quota for Windows and one for Linux, which is shared between the Linux flavors.

You can visit the Intranet to check how much quota space you’ve used. To get to the Intranet, use this link: https://intranet.cecs.pdx.edu/

For Windows, the default disk quota for students is 10 GB, and the default profile quota is 750 MB.

The default size of your shared quota for Linux is 20GB.

How to get more quota

If you have a compelling need to increase your disk quota, it may be increased. You will need a faculty member to sponsor you by sending a request to support@cat.pdx.edu on your behalf stating:

  1. The username of the account receiving the increase.
  2. The platform (Linux or Windows) to increase.
  3. The size in Megabytes (MB).
  4. The Expiration Date* for the quota increase.

The expiration date is an arbitrary date, usually a few weeks after the end of a term or the scheduled end of a project, at which time the quota increase “expires” and the quota will return to its previous amount. It’s customary to allow a few weeks extra “clean up” time to backup large files before the quota is reduced.