COE Quota Issues

Allotted Disk Space

Guest 64 MB
Undergraduate 512 MB
Graduate 512 MB
Faculty 512 MB

If you have difficulty running certain applications and/or receive any of the following messages when using a COE Windows machine, you may have exceeded your disk quota:

  • Windows cannot update your roaming profile.  Possible causes of this error include network problems or insufficient security rights.  If this problem persists, please contact your network administrator.
  • Windows cannot load the locally stored profile. Possible causes of this error include insufficient security rights or a corrupt local profile. If this problem persists, contact your network administrator.
  • Windows - Delayed Write Failed
  • There is not enough free disk space.


To check your quota:

  • On your COE Windows desktop, there will be a myquota.txt file.  This file will tell you what your quota was when you last logged in.
  • Ssh into Gateway (click here to see how)
  • On the web


I went over my quota.  Now what?

  • If you have exceeded your hard quota and/or the time has expired, you will need to have one of the COE System Administrators delete/move the files for you.  If not, you should be able to delete/move the files yourself.


Things you can do to prevent quota issues:

  • Remove old/unnecessary files from your "Z:\" drive.
  • Move your larger files to removable media or use MyFiles
  • Empty your Recycle Bin
  • Use C:\temp as a temporary working directory


IMPORTANT:  The C:\temp folder is NOT for permanent storage of your files.  This is a temporary directory you can use while logged onto a COE Windows machine.  Files placed in this location can be seen by other users and are purged on a regular basis.