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title: "Collaborating on Content Without Using Your Storage Quota (Team Projects)"
slug: "collaborating-on-content-without-using-your-storage-quota-team-projects-4"
tags: ["8.2", "Portal"]
updated: 2024-05-09T07:54:19Z
published: 2024-05-09T07:54:19Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/collaborating-on-content-without-using-your-storage-quota-team-projects-4"
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Collaborating on Content Without Using Your Storage Quota (Team Projects)

To use storage from the team CTERA Portal quota, you must request a team project from the CTERA Portal administrator, specifying how much storage will be required for the project.

          **Notes**

          

The user can only request a team project if the CTERA Portal administrator has enabled the option.

The team project is defined at the Cloud Drive level and cannot be defined in a folder under the Cloud Drive.

**To request a team project:**

1. In the CTERA Portal, in the Cloud Drive root, click **New** and choose **Request a Team Project**.  

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-S7XL29P2.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A18%3A37Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A18%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Q82%2BqLtD2SGwi7zd8%2FYjUiFKZfVc6tj%2FpcG6jTLpKDA%3D)  

The **Request a Team Project** window is displayed.  

![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-UYKJ5KL5.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A18%3A37Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A18%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Q82%2BqLtD2SGwi7zd8%2FYjUiFKZfVc6tj%2FpcG6jTLpKDA%3D)
2. Specify details for the team project.  

**Project Name** – A name for the team project. This name cannot include special characters, such as @ # $.
          **Note**

          

The approving administrator can change this project name.

**Folder Size** – How much storage you estimate will be needed for this project. The size must be an integer value.
          **Note**

          

The approving administrator can change the folder size.

**Message to Approver** – Text specifying why a team folder is required. You must enter text in this field.  

For example, *Please set up a team project for project documentation. I estimate a minimum of 3GB will be needed, but want 5GB to be on the safe side*.
3. Click **Send Request.**

A request email is sent to the CTERA Portal administrators, who can either approve or reject the request. The request can be accepted using the requested folder size or the administrator can change this size.

### Email Confirmation of an Approved Request

If the request is accepted, you receive an acceptance email, for example: ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-NNW3Y06Y.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A18%3A37Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A18%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Q82%2BqLtD2SGwi7zd8%2FYjUiFKZfVc6tj%2FpcG6jTLpKDA%3D) The team project is created at the Cloud Drive level. For example, for a team project called *Documentation*: ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-E0RETI5B.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A18%3A37Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A18%3A37Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Q82%2BqLtD2SGwi7zd8%2FYjUiFKZfVc6tj%2FpcG6jTLpKDA%3D)

### Email Confirmation of a Rejected Request

If the request is rejected, you receive a rejection email.