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[Kristina Hoeppner <1548263@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That would mean changing the way comments work. Right now, users can
delete comment files and comments. They are considered part of their
portfolio and thus should count towards their disk space I think as they
can use them like any other files in other areas. If we introduce
another area where to place comment files, that could be misused to get
around the disk quota restrictions for individual users.

Institution administrators can always increase the file quota for all or
individual users manually. And if it's primarily the teachers putting
large files into student portfolios, that shouldn't be a problem.

** Changed in: mahara
       Status: New => Opinion

** Changed in: mahara
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1548263

Title:
  Feature request : Attached files to comments should not count toward
  disk usage of the users

Status in Mahara:
  Opinion

Bug description:
  Since a couple of versions of Mahara it is possible to add files to
  comment of a user's page or artefact.

  The manual says : "Comment authors can attach a file to their comment
  to give you longer feedback or oral or video feedback. The files that
  they add are placed into your personal *Files* area so you can use
  that feedback later on."

  The files (video, audio, text) are then added to the users' files area
  and I understand that they count to determine the remaining allowed
  space given by the admin to the users.

  Because the size of documents added that way to users' files area is
  not controlled by the users, I think it is not right to count these in
  the calculation of the remaining quota.

  1/ I suggest that files attached to comments are managed in a special
  folders (e.g. Users'Files --> Commments) and that this folder don't
  count to calculate the remaining users' disk quota.

  2/ In addition to this we could have a site admin setting to manage a
  quota for files attached to comments to avoid a server overloading by
  tutors commenting on users' productions.

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