Expanded quota section, referenced encryption page for password resets, noted that external storage quota is experimental

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Carla Schroder
2014-10-15 19:01:33 -07:00
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@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ You cannot recover a user's password, but you can set a new one:
* Click on the **pencil icon**
* Enter the user's new password in the password field, and remember to provide
the user with their password
If you have encryption enabled, there are special considerations for user
password resets. Please see :doc:`configuration_encryption`.
Renaming a User
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@@ -113,19 +116,35 @@ entering a custom value. When you create custom quotas, use the normal
abbreviations for your storage values such as 500 MB, 5 GB, 5 TB, and so on.
You now have a configurable option in ``config.php`` that controls whether
external storage is counted against user's quotas. The default is to not count
external storage is counted against user's quotas. This is still
experimental, and may not work as expected. The default is to not count
external storage as part of user storage quotas. If you prefer to include it,
then change the default ``false`` to ``true``.::
'quota_include_external_storage' => false,
Metadata takes up about 10% of disk space, but is not counted against user
quotas. Users can check their used and available space on their Personal pages.
Only files that originate with users count against their quotas, and not files
shared by other users. Deleted files that are still in the trash bin do not
count against quotas. The trash bin is set at 50% of quota. Deleted file aging
is set at 30 days. When deleted files exceed 50% of quota then the oldest files
are removed until the total is below 50%.
Metadata (such as thumbnails, temporary files, and encryption keys) takes up
about 10% of disk space, but is not counted against user quotas. Users can check
their used and available space on their Personal pages. 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 a
different 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.
Encrypted files are a little larger than unencrypted files; the unencrypted size
is calculated against the user's quota.
Deleted files that are still in the trash bin do not count against quotas. The
trash bin is set at 50% of quota. Deleted file aging is set at 30 days. When
deleted files exceed 50% of quota then the oldest files are removed until the
total is below 50%.
When version control is enabled, the older file versions are not counted
against quotas.
When a user creates a public share via URL, and allows uploads, any uploaded
files count against that user's quota.
Deleting users
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