Alumni Email Changes

Using Google Takeout and Google Transfer

Beginning July 15, 2024 all alumni @berkeley.edu Google accounts will be limited to 5 GB of total storage including Gmail, Google Drive, Photos, etc. Read the announcement about the changes to Berkeley’s Alumni Email Service.

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What do I need to do to keep my @berkeley.edu Google account when I graduate?

Current students must wait until they complete their studies or graduate before renewing their @berkeley.edu Google account as an alum. They will be notified as their account enters it's grace period.

All new graduates must complete the following steps before the end of their grace period to avoid any disruptions:

Renew your alumni email account....

I keep seeing "html not found" or "404" when I go to the link provided.

This is a common error when you're already signed into a personal gmail account. Instead of logging out of your personal account, you can open an Incognito Window on Google Chrome or Private Window in Safari/Microsoft Edge/FireFox to access the form: https://sites.google.com/berkeley.edu/alumni-email/home

You should then be asked to login with a Google account in which you'll use your @berkeley.edu account (not @cal.berkeley.edu or any other...

What will happen if I don’t renew my @berkeley.edu Google account as an Alumni?

Alumni with email services before September, 2023 who were asked to renew by April 15, 2024

Alumni can still renew after April 15, but they will not be able to create or add new files and will lose the ability to send or receive email outside of berkeley.edu until they renew. Email sent to alumni who have not renewed will be returned or "bounced" back to the sender with a warning message.

New Alumni who are still in their grace period as a former student

New alumni have until the the end of their grace period to renew their @berkeley.edu...

Alumni Email Change Timeline

March 6, 2024 - Announcement

Notify the campus community and existing alumni who have email about the changes coming to alumni email.

April 15, 2024 - Renewal Deadline

Alumni can still renew after April 15, but they will not be able to create or add new files and will lose the ability to send or receive email outside of berkeley.edu until they renew. Email sent to alumni who have not renewed will be returned or "bounced" back to the sender with a warning message. Email sent to alumni who have not renewed is not saved and will be returned or "bounced" back to the...

Alumni Email Changes

Change Timeline March 6, 2024 - Announcement

Notify the campus community and existing alumni who have email about the changes coming to alumni email.

April 15, 2024 - Renewal Deadline

Alumni can still renew after April 15, but they will not be able to create or add new files and will lose the ability to send or receive email outside of berkeley.edu until they renew. Email sent to alumni who have not renewed will be returned or "bounced" back to the sender with a warning message. Email sent to alumni who have not renewed is not saved and will be returned or "...

Are you seeing Google Drive warnings?

Are you seeing a scary WILL BE DELETED warning in Google Drive?

A screenshot with a red button that says will be deleted and a description explaining that the owner is no longer affiliated with the university

The owner of this file has left the university. Their account and contents they own have been scheduled to be deleted. The deletion will generally occur six months after their...

Alumni Email Service FAQ - previous

General Questions What is included with Berkeley’s Alumni Email Service?

Berkeley currently allows alumni to renew the active @berkeley.edu Google account they had as a former student, employee, or participant in a prior Alumni Email Service. These accounts will be limited in July 2024 to only allow 5 GB of total storage (including all Gmail, Drive & Photos). More information about the limitations to the @berkeley.edu Google accounts provided to alumni can be found at ...

What is included with Berkeley’s Alumni Email Service?

Berkeley currently allows alumni to renew the active @berkeley.edu Google account they had as a former student, employee, or participant in a prior Alumni Email Service. These accounts will be limited in July 2024 to only allow 5 GB of total storage (including all Gmail, Drive & Photos). More information about the limitations to the @berkeley.edu Google accounts provided to alumni can be found at Alumni Email Changes.

Who is eligible to renew their @berkeley.edu Google account as an Alumni?

Alumni who have an active berkeley.edu email account and an active CalNet ID and passphrase; and/or

Recent graduates (whose grace period ended after September 2023) who are alumni or attendees of full-time UC Berkeley undergraduate or graduate degree programs with more than 12 completed course hours.