Alumnus Accounts

Last Reviewed 2021-06-28

The Department of Computer Science provides alumnus accounts to PhD and MS graduates upon request within 90 days of graduation. These accounts are limited to 15GB of Google storage space. The accounts do not include other storage, such as SVN, Playpen, or FTP space. Alumni who are interested in setting up an alumnus account should use the contact button on this page or email help@cs.unc.edu.

Account Storage Limits

In 2021, Google announced a storage policy that provides universities with a baseline of pooled storage shared across all users. In response to this change, CS was forced to set limits on storage usage. Since your Google storage space will be reduced to 15GB when converted, alumni must reduce their usage within 90 days of receiving a message to that effect from CS2 (or 90 days after graduation, whichever is first) to retain their accounts. CS does not back up Google services. Failure to respond to this request will lead to account deletion, including permanent loss of files stored in Drive, Gmail, and Photos.

Inactive Alumnus Accounts

Inactive alumnus accounts (including accounts with passwords older than two years) will lead to account deletion, including permanent loss of files stored in Drive, Gmail, and Photos.