How to Change Storage Space in SharePoint

The server administrator has to be logged into the front-end SharePoint server before you can change storage space. They have to make the change through the Site Collection Administration interface. Through this interface, disk quotas for each site collection can be increased or decreased, which changes the storage space.

1. Determine the number of sites and sites collection. Determine the number of people using the site, how they will use the site, what type of content they expect to store in the sites, and how complex the information is to help you determine what you need to change it to.


2. Open a web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox. Enter the SharePoint portal URL address in to the address bar at the top.


3. Navigate to the site collection where you will be changing the storage space.


4. Click Site Actions from the navigation bar at the top of the screen.


5. Select Site Settings from the drop-down menu.


6. Click the Usage Summary link under the Site Collection Administration heading on the Site Settings page.


7. Click the Storage Space Allocation link on the Usage Summary page.


8. Select to increase or decrease the number for the amount of disk space allocated.


9. Click the OK button at the bottom of the screen to save the information you changed. You have now changed the storage space in SharePoint.


10. If the link is not visible in Site Settings, ensure that the server administrator enables the Advanced Usage Reports feature.


11. The server administrator may need to do an IIS Reset after you change the storage space in SharePoint for the change to take effect.