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**IMPORTANT**: Once the quota of a folder is reached, users stop being able to write in it.
If this happen while saving files, it may lead to data corruption and loss of data.
Some tools will give a warning or an error message but others will not.
**It is the user's responsibility to make sure there is enough space to write in the folder.**
Quotas can be adapted to the needs of the different teams and users as long as
the request is reasonable and that there is enough free space on the mass storage.
**NB: quotas have no influence on the billing process** which is based
on the actual disk usage and not on the quota set on each team's folder (see [billing page](mass-storage/mass-storage-billing) for more information).
**It is the user's responsibility to make sure there is enough space to write in a folder.**
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2. **Research units**
Research's folder quotas can be adapted to the needs of the different teams and users as long as
the request is reasonable and that there is enough free space on the mass storage.
By default, quotas of the Research Units are defined at the level of each team
(see [URT tree structure](mass-storage/mass-storage-URT)).
However, if several teams belonging to a same laboratory or unit share the same folders
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[platform-shared folders](mass-storage/mass-storage-structure-organisation#platform-shared-folders)
are also included in the team's quota.
Once a team reaches its quota, it is not possible anymore to write anything in any of the projects, `SHARE` and `PLATFORMS` folders attached to that team.
Once a team reaches its quota, it is not possible to write anything in any of the projects, `SHARE` and `PLATFORMS` folders attached to that team. Therefore if you know you are going to generate lots of data, please follow the instructions in the "What to do if a folder is about to reach its quota?" section below.
3. **Platforms**
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