Alumni Email Changes

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Alumni Email Changes

Changes to Berkeley’s Alumni Email Service Announced On Mar 6, 2024, alumni who have an active @berkeley.edu Google account were sent the following notification about the changes coming to email services they receive as a Berkeley alum including the steps they will need to take to retain uninterrupted access to their @berkeley.edu Google account.

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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....

Alumni Renewal Process

Eligible Alumni include: Former students are eligible to renew during your grace period If you are an alum and also a recently separated employee, you can renew during your employee grace period Steps to Renew: Review the new Alumni Email Service Level Agreement (SLA) for 2024 and accept the terms when you complete the next step. Renew your...

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

Former students are eligible to renew during your grace period If you are an alum and also a recently separated employee, you can renew during your employee grace period

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

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 Google accounts. Failure to renew as a new alumni prior to the end of your grace period will result in your account being disabled and scheduled for deletion.

Existing Employees who also happen to be alumni

While an employee, you can not renew email services as an alum because @berkeley.edu Google accounts of existing employees are subject to different policies and have different...

Reduce Google Storage

Check how much storage you are using

To know how much space you are using, go to https://drive.google.com/drive/quota. Your storage usage includes your email, Google Photos, and Drive.

Prevent loss of data or files!

To prevent any unintended loss of your institutional data, we urge you to review the content stored in your Google Drive. Identify any critical documents and follow the steps outlined...

Alumni Email Change Timeline

September 17, 2024 - Final Storage Reduction

September 17th is the final deadline before the content in accounts that are over the 5 GB limit will be subject to deletion.

August 28, 2024 - Alumni who have not renewed will lose access to their accounts

Participants in the Alumni Email Service from before September 2023 who failed to renew will lose access to their alumni email account on August 28, 2024.

August 1, 2024 - Over Limit Accounts will be Limited

Access to alumni accounts that are still above the 5 GB limit will be limited and their...

I’m trying to use Takeout/Transfer and it says it’s not available for my account/institution

Google can get confused when you’re logged into two accounts in the same browser profile. Try initiating the transfer using this URL instead - https://accounts.google.com/AccountChooser?continue=https%3A//takeout.go... which allows you to select your Berkeley account.

Using Google Takeout and Google Transfer

Beginning July 24, 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.

Transfer ownership of files to someone at UC Berkeley

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