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FAQ: How do I check my filespace usage on Hermes?

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Your mail folders on Hermes (including your INBOX and any folders where you store mail that you have received or sent) all occupy filespace on the system, as do any other files you have saved on Hermes. There is a limit (quota) to the total space you are allowed to use and you will be warned if you get close to your quota. Mail sent to you when your quota is all used up will be returned to the sender.

To check how much filespace you are using:

  • Use a web browser to go to https://webmail.hermes.cam.ac.uk/ and login
  • Select Manage and then Check Quota. You will see something like:- 
                                         Used   Limit  Fraction
	   File Quota:                 48     1500    3.20%
	   Block Quota (MBytes)      0.28   100.00    0.28%
	   Mailstore Quota (MBytes)  0.93  1000.00    0.09%
  • File Quota is the number of files in the Hermes filestore
    Block Quota is the amount of disk space used in the Hermes filestore
    Mailstore Quota is the amount of disk space used in the Hermes mailstore
    Warning messages are sent when an account reaches 90% and 95% of quota in either the filestore or the mailstore.
  • If you need to check the individual sizes of your mail folders select Folders then Sizes.
  • Click on the Logout button to disconnect from Hermes.

Note that it is not possible to check your Hermes usage via a mail user agent such as Thunderbird or Outlook.

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Last updated: October 2011