# I have reached usage limits in Colab

**URL:** <https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/i-have-reached-usage-limits-in-colab/142750>\
**Category:** Generative Deep Learning with TensorFlow\
**Tags:** week-module-3\
**Created:** [June 19, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/i-have-reached-usage-limits-in-colab/142750 "2022-06-19T16:40:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ashleymoheeput](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/65b543/32.png) [@ashleymoheeput](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/ashleymoheeput)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/i-have-reached-usage-limits-in-colab/142750/1 "2022-06-19T16:40:53Z")

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I cannot connect to a GPU due to usage limits in Colab?  
Running without GPU is taking ages!  
Is there any way to get access back to the GPU?

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**Author:** ![balaji.ambresh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/dlai/user_avatar/community.deeplearning.ai/balaji.ambresh/32/128697_2.png) [@balaji.ambresh](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/balaji.ambresh)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/i-have-reached-usage-limits-in-colab/142750/2 "2022-06-19T16:52:04Z")

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How about upgrading your [account](https://colab.research.google.com/signup) ? You might want to read the FAQ section before signing up.

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**Author:** ![Wendy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/dlai/user_avatar/community.deeplearning.ai/wendy/32/8167_2.png) [@Wendy](https://community.deeplearning.ai/u/Wendy)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://community.deeplearning.ai/t/i-have-reached-usage-limits-in-colab/142750/3 "2022-06-21T01:42:41Z")

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@ashleymoheeput, you should get your access back - typically within a day.