Compare Google at IU accounts and personal (free) Google accounts
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Google at IU accounts
Google at IU accounts are available without fee to all Indiana University students, faculty, staff, and affiliates.
- Not all Google apps are available in Google at IU. To see which apps are available, see Apps in Google at IU.
- For more about Google at IU, see About Google at IU (Google Workspace for Education)
Always use your Google at IU account for Indiana University coursework and other university business. Personal (free) non-IU Google accounts are not approved for institutional data. When working in Google apps, you can check the upper right to see which account you're logged into.
By default, unless you sign out, Google keeps you logged in, even if you close your browser; thus you could be logged into your personal account, even if you started from google.iu.edu. Consider adding a profile picture for each of your accounts to help differentiate between them.
Personal (free) Google accounts
Personal Google accounts are available free to the public and are unrelated to Google at IU accounts. Fee-based tiers with additional features are available through Google One.
Feature comparison
| Features | Personal Google account | Google at IU account |
|---|---|---|
| File size upload limit | 5 TB | 5 TB |
| Available storage | 15 GB | See New storage limits. |
| Single sign-on integration | ✗ | ✓ |
| Password-protected sharing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integration with institutional applications | ✗ | ✓ |
| Administrative console and advanced features | ✗ | ✓ |
| Enhanced enterprise logging features | ✗ | ✓ |
| Contractual protections for subscribing institutions | ✗ | ✓ |
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Last modified on 2022-06-24 16:36:11.