Paris: How to Check Your Quota

To check your quota status on Paris, do the following:

• Login to your PC
• Open Putty to host abacus.bates.edu (using SSH)
• Click Open
• When prompted, enter your Bates username, and press ENTER
• When prompted, enter your Bates password, and press ENTER
  NOTE: Your password will not be visible as you type it
• At the abacus.bates.edu> prompt, type quota  -h and press ENTER
• You will see the following with an associated number below each heading:
  • mg used 
  • mg available

The quickest and easiest way to make more room is to delete files from your account

If you are unable to delete enough files to make additional space, you can request a quota increase by contacting Help Desk Services (helpdesk@bates.edu). We will be glad to process the request for you.