The Canvas course storage quota currently sits at the levels indicated below:

To determine how much of your course's storage quota is currently in use, open the Files tool, and in the lower left, look for the Storage Used information. More information is available in Instructure's Guide How do I view course files as an instructor? Canvas does have a limit on file size - files should be kept to 500 MB or less.

Not all files in Canvas count against your course's storage quota:

• Copied files: When you copy a file in Canvas, or upload a copy of an existing Canvas file, Canvas stores only one instance of that file. Only the original file counts against your course's storage quota; copies don't count affect your course's quota. For example, if you copy several files from one course to a new course, the storage quota for the new course will not be affected, regardless of how many files you copied.
• Webcam recordings created in Canvas: Webcam recordings and media comments created directly in Canvas are stored on a separate media server and do not count toward your course's storage quota.
• Graded assignment submissions: Files uploaded for a graded assignment are uploaded to user files but don't count against the user's quota; see Where are my user Files as a student?

If you receive a Status Code 400 error message when uploading files to Canvas, your course storage quota is likely full. You can solve this by moving some files outside of Canvas (see Canvas - Storing Data Outside of Canvas [UW-Madison]), or requesting an increased quota (see next section).

Instructors who are approaching their course quota are encouraged to consider hosting files and media in other UW-Madison tools. For example, we recommend hosting video and audio files in Kaltura MediaSpace.

Instructors may also request an increase to their course quota by contacting the DoIT Help Desk. Please include any relevant information regarding why you need the increased quota.