How To Clean Up Your Student Google Drive Storage
If your @mail.weber.edu Google Drive account is taking up more than 5GB of storage, you will need to remove files until you are using less than 5GB. Here is a guide on how to view your files and how much storage they are using, as well as tips on managing your cloud storage space.
How to view your files
- Desktop/Laptop Browser (recommended)
1. Log into your Wildcat mail account at
2. Click on the nine dots in the upper right of the page, then click on the Drive icon
3. On the newly opened Drive tab, click Storage on the left to see your files listed with the largest ones at the top
4. Here, you can remove unnecessary files or download and remove files that you will move to other storage providers
Please note that removed files go to the Trash folder, but still count towards your storage used. You must click the Trash folder on the left, then click Empty Trash at the top of the page to update your storage used.
- Drive Mobile App
1. Tap the three lines in the upper left, then tap Storage
2. You will see your files listed with the largest ones at the top
3. Tap the three dots to the right of a file to bring up the file menu
4. Here, you can remove unnecessary files or download and remove files that you will move to other storage providers
Please note that removed files go to the Trash folder, but still count towards your storage used. You must tap the three lines in the upper left, then tap the Trash folder, then tap Empty Trash to update your storage used.
- Mobile Browser
1. In your mobile browser, go to and log in with your Wildcat Username & password
2. Tap the three lines in the upper left, then tap "Desktop Version"
3. Tap the three dots on the files to bring up the file menu
4. Here, you can remove unnecessary files or download and remove files that you will move to other storage providers
Please note that removed files go to the Trash folder, but still count towards your storage used. You must tap the three lines in the upper left, then tap the Trash folder, then tap Empty Trash to update your storage used.
Transfer to another Google account
If you will no longer be using your Wildcat mail account, you can transfer Drive files and emails from your Wildcat mail account to a personal Google account using Google Takeout (Google Takeout Instructions). Keep in mind that most personal Google accounts are limited to 15GB of storage space unless you pay to upgrade it.
Box Account
Active students have access to 500GB of storage from Box. Visit and click "Continue" to sign in. You can download Google Drive files to your device, then upload them to your Box account. Box accounts remain active up to two semesters after a student stops taking classes.
Kaltura Video Platform
Do you have video files that you still need to submit for assignments? You can upload them to Kaltura to free up space in your Google Drive storage. Visit the Video Management channel in the eWeber portal to get started. See this page for videos and articles on how to use Kaltura: Kaltura Instructions
