ARTS & SCIENCES COMPUTINGGoogle no longer offers unlimited free storage for Google Workspace for Education. As a consequence of this, the policy for alumni Google@SAS accounts will be changed beginning in 2025 for all alumni, including for the Class of ’25 and all future graduating classes.
The alumni Google@SAS storage quota will be 10 GB for all alumni, effective 60 days after their graduation date. In addition, alumni Google@SAS accounts that are inactive for one year or more will be deleted. There is currently no change to the policy which gives alumni the option to forward email sent to their @sas.upenn.edu address to a personal email address of their choosing.
Why is SAS making changes to Alumni Google@SAS accounts?
Google no longer offers unlimited free storage for Google Workspace for Education. As a consequence of this, the policy for alumni accounts will be changed beginning in 2025 for all alumni, including for the Class of ’25 and all future graduating classes.
What is the storage quota for an Alumni Google@SAS account?
The alumni Google Drive storage quota will be 10 GB for all alumni, effective 60 days after their graduation date.
What happens if an Alumni Google@SAS account stays over quota for 90 days or more?
Alumni Google@SAS accounts that are over quota for more than 90 days from the first suspension for over quota are subject to deletion. When an account is deleted, all of the data in the account is also deleted, including email and files stored in Google Drive.
For information about how to export data from your account, please see "How can I make more space in my account" below under "About Google@SAS storage quota limits."
What happens if an Alumni Google@SAS account is not accessed for 1 year?
Alumni Google@sas accounts that are inactive for 1 year or more will be deleted.
Are there any other options for delivery from my SAS email address?
There is currently no change to the policy which gives alumni the option to forward email sent to their @sas.upenn.edu address to a personal email address of their choosing. You can make this change here.