Get ready for pooled storage

This article is for administrators with the Business Starter edition. 

We recently announced pooled storage for organizations with the Business Starter edition. If your organization has any legacy storage add-ons, such as Drive Storage or users with more than 30 GB of storage, you may get additional information about the move to pooled storage. Follow the steps below to check if you have legacy storage add-ons.

Step 1: Check for the Drive Storage add-on

1. Sign in with an administrator account to the Google Admin console.

   If you aren’t using an administrator account, you can’t access the Admin console.

2. In the Admin console, go to Menu BillingSubscriptions.
3. From the list of subscriptions, check if there’s a Drive Storage subscription. If there is, you will receive additional information about the move to pooled storage.
    

Step 2: Check for users with over 30 GB of storage

If any user has more than 30GB, then one or more of your end users may have additional storage.

To complete these steps, you need the appropriate User management privilege. Without the correct privilege, you won't see all the controls needed to complete these steps.

1. Sign in with an administrator account to the Google Admin console.

   If you aren’t using an administrator account, you can’t access the Admin console.

2. Go to Menu  Directory > Users.
3. Click Manage columns Add new columnStorage limitSave to include the storage limit in your downloaded list.
4. Click Add a filterLicense AssignedBusiness Starter.
   
5. (Optional) To download the list as a CSV file or export it to Google Sheets, go to Download a list of users.
6. Review the list of users. If any user has more than 30 GB of storage, you may receive additional information about the move to pooled storage.

Related topics

• Google Workspace storage FAQ for admins
• Which edition and payment plan do I have?