diff --git a/user_manual/files/quota.rst b/user_manual/files/quota.rst index 860571e43..f4217a396 100644 --- a/user_manual/files/quota.rst +++ b/user_manual/files/quota.rst @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ +============= Storage Quota ============= + Your ownCloud admin has the option to set a storage quota on users. Look at the top of your Personal page to see what your quota is, and how much you have used. @@ -13,11 +15,9 @@ about 10% of disk space, but is not counted against user quotas. Some apps store information in the database, such as the Calendar and Contacts apps. This data is excluded from your quota. -Only files that originate with users count against their quotas, and not files -shared with them that originate from other users. For example, if you upload -files to another user's share, those files count against your quota. If you -re-share a file that another user shared with you, that file does not count -against your quota, but the originating user's. +Files are counted against the quotas of their original owners. When other +users share files with you, the shared files count against the quotas of the +original file owners, and not the users they are shared with. Encrypted files are a little larger than unencrypted files; the unencrypted size is calculated against your quota. @@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ When version control is enabled, the older file versions are not counted against quotas. If you create a public share via URL, and allow uploads, any uploaded files -count against your quota. +count against your quota. \ No newline at end of file