How To Use Windows 10 Disk Quota To Limit User Storage

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How to use Windows 10 disk Quota to limit user storage

You can limit the space people can use on a shared PC, to prevent a single person from filling up the
drive. In this guide, we show you how.
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O ne of the many great features of Windows 10 is the ability to create multiple accounts to
share a computer with other people. Thanks to this feature, everyone can have a space
they can call their own with custom settings and separate files.
The only issue is that users have unlimited access to the available space on the hard drive to
store as many files as they want, and they don't have storage limitations to install apps and
games, which can cause your device to run out of space quickly.
In order to overcome this problem, Windows 10 includes a handy feature known as "Quota,"
which allows you to control and manage the space users can use to prevent a single person
from filling up the hard drive and leaving no space for anyone else.
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In this Windows 10 guide, we walk you through the steps to set storage limits using disk
Quota per account or volume.
Important details
While Quota is a useful feature on Windows 10, there some details you need to know before
limiting storage to users:
 Quota is only available on volumes formatted using NTFS.

 Quota is commonly used in corporate networks, but anyone can use it on any device,
including on Windows 10 Home.
 Quota needs to be configured per volume, not per computer.
 Quota can be set per individual user or everyone, but you can't set limits on groups of
users.
 Quota scans the particular volume every hour to update the storage usage for each user.
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 Users with files already on the drive will have their quota initially disabled.
 Newly-added users will start with their quotas as expected.
Although you can configure disk quota on any supported volume, it can become a little
messy implementing limits using the Windows installation drive (C:). Whenever possible,
you should consider enabling Quota on secondary partitions or external drives. Also, using
the C: drive, the system and other files owned by the account count towards the quota limit,
so plan accordingly.
 How to set up Quota per volume on Windows 10

 How to set up Quota per account on Windows 10
How to set up Quota per volume on Windows 10
If you want to limit the available storage for all users, use the following steps:
1. Open File Explorer (Windows key + E).

2. Click on This PC.
3. Under "Devices and drives," right-click the drive you want to limit and select Properties.
4. Click on the Quota tab.

5. Click the Show Quota Settings button.
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6. Check the Enable quota management option.

7. Check the Deny disk space to users exceeding quota limit option.
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8. Select the Limit disk space to option.

9. Set the amount of space you want and specify the size unit (e.g., megabyte, gigabyte).
10. Set the amount of space before a warning is triggered to the user and specify the size
unit (for example, megabyte or gigabyte).
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11. Click Apply.

12. Click OK.
13. Restart your computer.
Once you completed these steps, every account on your device will only be able to use part
of the total available storage on the hard drive. A warning will alert users that they're
reaching their storage quota, and when the threshold is reached, users will no longer be
allowed to store additional files.
You can always increase or decrease the storage allowance by modifying the Limit disk
space to and Set warning level to options on step No. 6.
If you no longer want to limit the storage users can use on a drive, you can use the same
instructions. However, on step No. 6, select the Do not limit disk usage option, and clear
the Deny disk space to users exceeding quota limit and Enable quota management
options.
How to set up Quota per account on Windows 10
In the case that you want to set storage limit on individual users, while keeping your account
unlimited, use the following steps:
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3. Under "Devices and drives," right-click the drive you want to manage and select
Properties.
5. Click the Show Quota settings button.
6. Check the Enable quota management option.
7. Check the Deny disk space to users exceeding quota limit option.
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8. Click the Quote Entries button.

9. If the account you want to restrict isn't listed, click Quota, and select New Quota Entry.
10. In the "Select Users" tab, click the Advanced button.
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11. Click the Find Now button.

12. Select the account you want.
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13. Click OK.

14. Click OK again.
15. Select the Limit disk space to option.
16. Set the amount of space you want and specify the size unit (for example, megabyte or
gigabyte).
17. Set the amount of space before a warning is triggered to the user and specify the size
unit (for example, megabyte or gigabyte).
18. Click Apply.

19. Click OK.
After completing the steps, the users you configured storage limits for won't be able to fill up
the entire drive.
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If you want to disable or change the disk quota settings, you can use the same instructions,
but on step No. 15, select the Do not limit disk usage option to disable or change the
settings using the Limit disk space to option.
Deleting a disk quota entry
In the case you no longer need to limit the space a user can use, you can simply change the
settings in the user entry. However, if you want to remove a Quota entry, this can be a
challenge as the account must not be consuming any space before you can delete it.
To remove a Quota entry, do the following:
Note: It's a good idea to relocate the user files to another location temporarily, remove the
entry using the steps below, and then move the files back to the original location.

3. Under "Devices and drives," right-click the Local Disk (C:) drive and select Properties.
5. Click the Show Quota Settings button.

6. Check that the Enable quota management option is selected and disk quota is
enabled. Otherwise, you won't be able to delete any of the entries, and you'll get a "users
charged with disk space cannot be deleted" message.
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7. Click the Quota Entries button.

8. Right-click the user and select Delete.
9. Click Yes.
10. Select the files owned by the account
 you're trying to remove.
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11. Click the Take Ownership button if you want to keep the files, or click the Delete button
if taking ownership doesn't work.
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12. Click Close to delete the entry.
Once you complete these steps, you can properly disable disk quota on the drive, or you can
reconfigure the same account again.
Although we're focusing this guide on Windows 10, the ability to set disk quotas has been
around for years, and you can also refer to these instructions to limit the space people can
use on Windows 8.1 and Windows 7.
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On Windows 10, Calendar is a built-in app designed to help you manage your
schedule, including meetings, reminders, appointments, and other events.
Although you may be able to find many alternative tools, the Calendar app includes all the
essential features that you need to organize and stay on top of all your events. It's also
compatible with most third-party calendar services. And unlike other online solutions, the
app works o line, so you don't have to sign in every time you want to check your schedule,
which makes it an excellent solution for anyone who needs to work from home or manage
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How to add an account on Calendar
The Calendar app for Windows 10 allows you to bring and organize calendar events from
many third-party services, including Outlook.com, Microsoft 365, Google, Yahoo, and Apple
iCloud.
To add a new account to manage your calendar events on Windows 10, use these steps:
1. Open Calendar.
2. Click on the Settings (gear) button in the bottom-left corner.
3. Click on Manage Accounts in the top-right corner.
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4. Click the Add account button.

Quick tip: If you already use the Mail app, the accounts will show up on this list.
5. Select the service that you use for calendar events. For example, Outlook.com, but you
can choose from a number of services, including:
 Outlook.com.
 Microsoft 365 (O ice 365).
 Google (Gmail).
 Yahoo.
 iCloud.
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6. (Optional) Click the Advanced setup option to add other internet mail services using
POP or IMAP.
7. Continue with the on-screen directions to finish adding the account using the account
credentials.
Once you complete these steps, the events from the service you configured should start
syncing on the device. You can add as many accounts as you need. If you have another
personal or work account, just repeat the same steps outlined above.
Change calendar account name
When setting up a new account, the Calendar app uses the name of service as the name for
the account. If you want to better identify the accounts, you can change the name to
something more descriptive. For example, you can use something like "Work" or "Personal,"
or you can use the email address.
To change the calendar account name, use these steps:
1. Open Calendar.
2. Click on the Settings (gear) button in the bottom-left corner.
3. Click on Manage Accounts in the top-right
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4. Click the account you want to add a di erent name.

5. Confirm the new name.
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Quick tip: If you made a mistake, you could also delete the account from the same page.
6. Click the Save button.
Once you complete the steps, the account will be easier to identify from the left side
navigation pane.
How to customize and share calendars on Calendar
After adding a new account, you have various option to customize and share each calendar.
Customize calendar
To change the color and visibility of a calendar, use these steps:
1. Open Calendar.
2. Under the desired account, right-click the calendar and select a new color.
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3. (Optional) Click the More colors option and create a new color.
4. (Optional) Clear the checkbox if you don't want a calendar to appear in this app.
After you complete these steps, events in

 the calendar will appear
 using the color scheme
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that you selected.
Share calendar
To share a calendar with other people, use these steps:
1. Open Calendar.
2. Under the desired account, right-click the calendar and select the Share calendar
option.
3. Confirm the email address of the person you want to share the calendar with and press
Enter.
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4. Use the drop-down menu to decide if the person will have view or edit permissions.
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5. Click the Share button.
Once you complete the steps, the people you invited will have access to the calendar
events.
If you want to stop sharing a calendar, simply click the trash button next to the calendar
you're currently sharing from the "Share this calendar" page.
Change calendar views
The Calendar app is set to display the current month of events, but depending on your
lifestyle and work schedule, you have di erent views that you can access using the toolbar
at the top of the app.
For instance, you can change views to show a single day, week, month, or year. If you hover
over the Day and Week options, you'll notice a drop-down menu to use the multi-day view
or switch to view only your workweek.
Although you won't likely use the Year option

 frequently, it's a good
 option that you can 
use
to quickly jump to a specific day or month.
In addition, on the top left side, you'll find a search box that you can use to find events in
your calendars, and the arrow buttons are handy to navigate days, weeks, months, or years
depending on the current view.
Finally, if you ever find yourself lost in the app, you can click the Today button to jump right
into the current day.
How to add calendar events on Calendar
There are at least two ways to add new events to a calendar. You can do this within the app
or using the date-and-time flyout menu available through the taskbar.
Create a detailed event using the app
To create a new calendar event within the app, use these steps:
1. Open Calendar.
2. Click the New event button in the top-left corner.
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Quick tip: Within the app, you can also use the Ctrl + N keyboard shortcut to create a
new event.
3. Under the "Details" section, specify a descriptive title for the event.
4. (Optional) Click the drop-down menu on the left and select a related icon to make it
even easier to find the event.
 menu and select the
5. (Optional) Use the Calendar drop-down account to which you
want to save the event.
6. Specify the physical location where the event will take place.
7. Use the Start option to specify a start date.
8. Use the drop-down menu on the left to select a start time.
9. Use the End option to specify the end date.
10. Use the drop-down menu on the left to choose an end time.
11. (Optional) Check the All day option if the event uses the entire day.
12. In the bottom section, add all the details about the event.
13. (Optional) Use the Show as drop-down menu to select a visual cue, including:
 Free.
 Working elsewhere.
 Tentative.
 Busy.
 Out of o ice.
14. Use the Reminder drop-down menu to select how long before you should receive an
alert about the event. (You can use None to disable the option or select any time
between 0 minutes to 1 week beforethe event.)  
15. Click the Save button in the top-left.
Once you complete the steps, the event will be saved in the account you specified.
You can use the steps below to schedule a repeating or group event using the Calendar app.
Create a repeating event using the app
To create a repeat calendar event, use these steps:
1. Open Calendar.
3. Click the Repeat button in top-right corner.
4. Under the "Repeat" section, use the Start option to specify the start date of the event.
5. Use the date drop-down menu to select how to often to repeat the event, including:
 Daily.
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 Weekly.
 Monthly.
 Yearly.
6. If you select the Weekly option, you'll also need to specify how many weeks the event
should repeat and on what day of the week.
Quick tip: We're using "Weekly" as an example, but if you select another option the
settings will be di erent.
7. Use the End option to specify the date when the event should stop repeating.
9. (Optional) Use the Calendar drop-down menu and select the account you want to save
the event.
11. Use the time drop-down menus to select the start and end times for the event.
alert about the event.
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14. Click the Save button in the top-left.
After you complete these steps, the event will keep repeating, depending on the schedule
you specified.
Create a group event using app
If you need to schedule a meeting or organize an event, you can set up a calendar event and
invite people no matter the email addresses they have.
To set up a group calendar event, use these steps:
1. Open Calendar.
3. Under the "People" section, confirm the email address of the person you want to invite to
the calendar event and press Enter.
4. Repeat step No. 3 to add more people to the event.

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6. (Optional) Use the Calendar drop-down menu and select the account you want to save
the event.
8. Specify the start and end dates for the calendar event.
9. Specify the start and end times for the event.
12. Click the Send button.
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Once you complete these steps, the event will appear in your calendar, as well as in those of
the people to which you sent the invitation. In addition, they'll also receive an email
notification, which they can RSVP or decline.
Create a quick event using app
If you need to create a calendar event with minimal information, you don't need to go
through many steps. To create a calendar event quickly, use these steps:
1. Open Calendar.
2. Click a date in the calendar to bring up event creator popup.
3. Specify a descriptive title for the event.
4. Clear the All day option.
5. Select a start and end time

6. (Optional) Specify the physical location where the event will take place.
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7. Use the "Remind me" drop-down menu to select how long before you should receive an
After you complete the steps, the new event will appear in the calendar you specified. You
can always select the day, and clicking the event will open a page to edit, cancel, or delete
the event.
Create an event using taskbar
To create a calendar event or reminder from the taskbar, use these steps:
1. Click the time and date button in the taskbar.

2. Select the date to schedule the new event from the calendar.
3. Click the Show agenda option in the bottom-right corner.
4. Under the "Today" section, start typing the event or reminder in the text box.
5. Click the drop-down menu on the right to select the calendar to save the new event.
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6. Specify the start and end time of the event.
7. Specify the location (if applicable).
8. (Optional) Click the More details button to open the event using the Calendar app,
which allows you to access more options and continue composing the event on a bigger
canvas.
Once you complete the steps, the event or reminder will be added to your calendar. If you
want to check upcoming events or reminders for a specific day, you can do this by selecting
the day from the schedule inside the time and date flyout, or by using the Calendar app.
How to add popular calendars on Calendar
The app also allows you to add a bunch of popular calendars to your work or personal
calendar to make sure appointments will not conflict with certain holidays, sports games, or
TV shows, which you can also use as reminders.
To add popular calendars to the Calendar app, use these steps:
1. Open Calendar.
2. Click the Add calendars button in the
 bottom-left corner.  
3. Select the calendar category. For example, Holiday calendars, Popular, Sports, or TV.
4. If you selected the Holiday calendars category, you need to select your region's
calendar to add it.
5. If you selected the TV category, choose the time zone, channel, and show you want to
add to the calendar.
6. If you selected the Sports category, choose the sport, tournament, and the team
schedule you want to add to the calendar.
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After you complete these steps, the events should populate in your calendar.
How to sync events on Calendar
If you added a new event from your account using the web version of the service or on
another computer, and it does not appear in your calendar, you may need to sync the
settings manually.
To sync events to the Calendar app, use these steps:
1. Open Calendar.
2. Click the menu (three-dotted) button in the top-right side.
3. Click the Sync option.
Once you complete the steps, the events should sync to and from the cloud, and they
should synchronize across devices.   
How to personalize your experience on Calendar
If you work from home, or you spend a lot of time setting reminders and scheduling events,
the same look and feel can get boring quickly. However, you can customize the Calendar
app to make it more personal by changing the color scheme, using a dark mode, and even
selecting a custom background image.
To customize the Calendar app, use these steps:
1. Open Calendar.
2. Click the Settings (gear) button in the bottom-left side.
3. Click on Personalization.
4. Under the "Colors" section, select the color scheme you want to use.
5. Select the between the Light or Dark mode, or select the Use my Windows mode
option.   
6. Under the "Background" section, select a background for the app.
7. (Optional) Click the Browse button.

8. Select a custom image.
9. Click the Open button.
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After completing the steps, the Calendar app should be a little more pleasant to use.
How to change settings on Calendar
In the Calendar app, you can also customize various parameters to adjust the experience.
For instance, you can set which day should be the first day of the week, what days of the
week you go to work, working hours and more.
To customize the Calendar settings, use these steps:
1. Open Calendar.
3. Click on Calendar Settings.
4. Under the "Week" section, use the drop-down menu to select your first day of the week.
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5. (Optional) Use the Days in Work Week option to select the days in your workweek.
6. Under the "Working hours" section, specify the start and end of your working hours.
7. (Optional) Under the "Week Numbers" section, select how you want to show the week
numbers in the calendar, including:
 O .
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 First Day of Year.
 First Full Week.
 First Four-Day Week.
Quick note: When you enable this option, the week numbers will appear on the left side.
8. (Optional) Under the "Alternate Calendars" section, check the Enable option.
9. Select the alternate calendar, including:
 English.
 Japanese.
 Chinese.
 Arabic.
 Persian.
 Thai.
 Korean.
 Hebrew.
 Hindi.
10. Select the calendar type. For example, for English, options include:
 Gregorian.
 Hijri
 Umm al-Qura.
 Hebrew Lunar.
 Saka Era.
Once you complete the steps, the Calendar app will be customized to suit your preferences.
How to change weather settings on Calendar
The Calendar app also shows the weather forecast in the calendars to make it easier to plan
events. If you feel more comfortable using a di erent scale unit for temperature, the app
allows you to change the weather settings to use Celsius or Fahrenheit.
To change the weather settings on Calendar, use these steps:

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1. Open Calendar.
3. Click on Weather Settings.
4. Use the "Temperature Scale" drop-down menu and select between Celsius or
Fahrenheit.
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After you complete the steps, the weather will appear with the temperature scale that you
specified.
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 How to set up Quota per volume on Windows 10

How to set up Quota per volume on Windows 10

1. Open File Explorer (Windows key + E).

4. Click on the Quota tab.

6. Check the Enable quota management option.

8. Select the Limit disk space to option.

11. Click Apply.

13. Restart your computer.

How to set up Quota per account on Windows 10

8. Click the Quote Entries button.

10. In the "Select Users" tab, click the Advanced button.

11. Click the Find Now button.

13. Click OK.

18. Click Apply.

Deleting a disk quota entry

To remove a Quota entry, do the following:

1. Open File Explorer (Windows key + E).

5. Click the Show Quota Settings button.

7. Click the Quota Entries button.

12. Click Close to delete the entry.

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Change calendar account name

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4. Click the account you want to add a di erent name.

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How to customize and share calendars on Calendar

To change the color and visibility of a calendar, use these steps:

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To share a calendar with other people, use these steps:

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