How to Set User Disk Quotas in Windows 11 – Knowligent
How to Set User Disk Quotas in Windows 11

How to Set User Disk Quotas in Windows 11

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Determine how much data users can store

How to Set Disk Quotas for Users in Windows 11 [Tutorial]

Do you share your work or home computer with others? Are guest account apps and files taking up an insane amount of disk space? Windows has a quota system that gives administrators more control over storage management. You can use the tool to set disk usage quotas for both internal and external storage devices.

We will walk you through the steps to manage the data that users can store on your PC by setting disk quota limits. Before you jump to the steps, keep in mind that the Windows Quota Management tool only works on drives formatted with the NTFS file system.

There are several ways to enable the quota management system in Windows 11. You can do this via File Explorer, Registry Editor, or Group Policy Editor. However, the File Explorer route is the easiest.