This is almost impossible to predict, for reasons I already stated:
Try using wget or curl to download larger datasets. FAQ: Downloading Data
Actually, many scientists use Cloudman/AWS for all sorts of reasons, including personal use when their needs are more than the public server can supply. It has much pre-configured, resource allocation is flexible, and you’ll be the admin so can add in (or remove) tools as you want. If costs are a concern, AWS offers grants for research work. Most of the configuration is web-based, except for some of the initial steps involved when setting up an AWS account. We have detailed FAQs to help with that part, as does AWS.
FAQs & links:
- Galaxy Choices - Galaxy Community Hub
- Galaxy Platform Directory: Servers, Clouds, and Deployable Resources - Galaxy Community Hub
- This area is for teaching but includes advice about what types of resources to allocate – even if just using a cloud version of Galaxy for your own work: Galaxy Community Hub - Galaxy Community Hub
- The broader Galaxy Ecosystem overview for reference: https://galaxyproject.github.io/
To manage your account quota space at any Galaxy server (in particular, public Galaxy servers), be aware that you need to permanently delete (purge) data to have it not count toward quota. Deleting is not enough. FAQ: Checking for active vs deleted vs permanently deleted (purged) datasets and histories
It seems like a lot of your questions have already come up or have existing FAQs/tutorials. The post I sent before (Troubleshooting resources for errors or unexpected results) has much of this type of help information consolidated in one place. You can also search prior Q&A and all other Galaxy resources directly: Galaxy Support - Galaxy Community Hub >> the first option points to here: Galaxy Community Hub - Galaxy Community Hub