File Storage Quotas

A file storage quota is the maximum amount of storage space allocated to a course or user for uploading and storing files within Canvas.

Default Course Storage Quota

All Canvas courses at Indiana State University are assigned a default course storage of 1GB for videos, documents, and other media to uploaded into the course. Instructors are strongly encouraged to make use of cloud storage options available on campus in order to avoid filling up their per-course quota.

Canvas File Upload Limits

File Storage Quota Exceeded

If your course storage may have exceeded its assigned 1GB of storage, if the following appear:

• "File size exceeds quota" error message
• Check the course Files tab to see the amount of space used. 

Requesting Additional Storage

If you have exceeded the course storage quota, you may request a 1GB increase by submitting a Canvas-Report an Issue ticket.  A request will not be granted before the course storage reaches its current limit. 

Best Practices for Course Storage Usage

• Media (Audio/Video) Files:
  • Upload video files into Canvas Studio via your OneDrive or from Vimeo/YouTube
    • How do I upload media files in my Studio account?
    • How do I add media from YouTube and Vimeo in my Studio account?
  • Once video files are uploaded into your Studio account, then you can embed them into your Canvas course
    • How do I use Studio through the Rich Content Editor in Canvas?
• Compress Files
  • Reduce file sizes for images, PDFs, and videos
  • Use compression tools before uploading
• Clean Up Unused Files
  • How do I download a file or folder?
  • How do I delete file or folders in Files?
• Monitor Storage Regularly 
  • Check storage use via Files tab in Canvas
  • Plan ahead before reaching the limit

Additional Information

Canvas File Quotas