What will happen if I don’t reduce my @berkeley.edu Google account storage before the end of my grace period?

The @berkeley.edu Google accounts for eligible alumni who do not reduce their Google account storage to below 5 GB before the end of their grace period will lose the following capabilities: 

  • Gmail: You will be unable to send or receive messages outside of UC Berkeley. Messages sent to you from outside of UC Berkeley are returned to the sender.

  • Google Drive: You will be unable to sync or upload new files. You will be unable to create new files in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, Forms, and Jamboard. Until you reduce the amount of storage you use, neither you nor anyone else can edit or copy your affected files. Syncs stop between your computer's Google Drive folder and My Drive.

  • Google Photos: You will be unable to back up any photos or videos.

 It is your responsibility to ensure campus does not lose access to important content and data when you leave campusIf you stored content and data on Google Drive that you shared with others, the content will be lost to campus after you leave even if the people you shared it with still need it. Follow these instructions to prevent the loss of data or files