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{{Short description|Limit set by a system administrator restricting some file system usage}} {{Multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=April 2024}} {{lead too short|date=January 2015}} }} [[File:Btrfs qgroup screenshot.png|thumb|upright=1.5|Example of qgroup (quota group) of a [[Btrfs]] filesystem]] A '''disk quota''' is a limit set by a [[system administrator]] that restricts certain aspects of [[file system]] usage on modern [[operating system]]s. The function of using disk quotas is to allocate limited disk space in a reasonable way.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Posodobitev |first=Zadnja |date=24 March 2023 |title=Disk quota system concept |url=https://www.ibm.com/docs/sl/aix/7.3?topic=overview-disk-quota-system-concept |access-date=8 April 2024|website=IBM.com}}</ref>
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