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Storage limits and quota warnings

What the storage meter means and what happens when you fill it up.

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  1. The storage meter
  2. How the warnings work
  3. What each plan gives you
  4. On Demand films are not counted
  5. Freeing up space
  6. Related articles

Each Vidreno plan has separate storage and monthly playback-bandwidth limits. If you reach your storage limit, new uploads are blocked until you free up space or upgrade. If you reach your bandwidth limit, playback pauses until the monthly reset, a plan upgrade, or an extra-bandwidth purchase.

The storage meter

At the top of your dashboard you'll see a meter that reads something like "5.2 MB / 20 MB" along with your plan name. As you upload, the bar fills up. Simple.

How the warnings work

Usage What you'll see
Under 80% Just the meter, no warning.
80% to 95% A friendly amber notice that says "Storage limit approaching".
Over 95% A red notice that says "Storage limit reached".

Once you're over your limit, new uploads will be blocked until you either delete some videos or upgrade your plan.

What each plan gives you

Plan Storage
Free 20MB
Standard 10GB
Premium 4TB
Lifetime 10GB forever

Need more detail? See Choosing the right plan for you.

On Demand films are not counted

Plan storage applies to hosted videos only. The films and trailers you sell or rent through On Demand sit outside your plan's storage and bandwidth limits, so they never fill the meter and never block a hosted upload. Going over your storage limit with hosted videos never stops a film from playing either. The only size rule is that a trailer can be at most 1 GB, because it plays publicly on the film page. Read more in How On Demand earnings work.

Freeing up space

Delete videos you don't need any more from the dashboard or the video page. The storage they were using comes back instantly. Walk through it in Deleting a video.

More in Uploading Videos

Host and sell video with Vidreno

Start on the Free plan with 50GB of bandwidth a month, move up from $12/mo when you need more, or sell films and courses through Vidreno on Demand at a flat 10% per sale, with no subscription.