Disk Quota
To check how much network space you have allocated for your "H drive" and how much you have free, please follow the instructions below:
Note: Please remember to keep only important files and E-mails on the H Drive. If you fail to keep at least 500k free you will start to encounter problems when logging into the network or when trying to save work.
Checking Disk Quota
- Go to Start Menu.
- Click Utilities, then Useful Tools, then Disk Quota.
- The window that appears tells you how much space you are using, how much is allocated to you, and how much you have free.
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What The Numbers Mean
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1 byte is equivalent to a single letter or a small number
1K (kilobyte) = 1024 bytes
1Mb (megabyte) = 1024K = 1,048,576 bytes
1Gb (gigabyte) = 1024 Mb = 1,073,741,824 bytes
Examples: 150K = 153,600 bytes and 5Mb = 5,242,880 bytes |
Computer memory and computer disk space are described with words such as bits, bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes etc. A bit is simply a 0 or a 1. When 8 bits are joined together they make a byte.
To put things into perspective, a blank Word document or Powerpoint presentation uses approximately 12,000 bytes (12K) of space before you've typed anything in it. One page of text would be approximately double that to about 24,000 bytes (24K).
Graphic files require more disk space than text files, and audio or video files can be massive. A 3 minute song (in what is called mp3 format) could be 3 to 5Mb in size. Graphic files can be saved as compressed format to make them smaller - for more information about graphic files click here.
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