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storage limits in basic plan

J_catlady
 

Within less than a year, our group has exceeded 25% of its 1 GB of storage allowed in the basic plan. I got that by adding up the amount we're using for files, plus the amounts, listed in the photos section, that it's saying we're using for attachments and photos.

Because our group doesn't allow members to add files, they usually include their cats' labwork as attachments, and then a moderator uploads it into the files section. The result is that a lot of our data is being stored, and counted, twice.?

Is there a way, beyond deleting entire messages, of removing attachments from messages after they are sent, to reduce the amount of storage being used? I doubt that there is, so my next question is whether this would be a reasonable suggestion on beta.?

Please don't suggest that we simply allow members to add their own files. There are specific reasons we don't want to do this.

Thanks.

J
J_catlady
 

(This should be merged with my previous message about storage, but it hasn't come through yet.) I totally forgot to add the amount of storage being used for messages. Where can I find that?

J
 

If you go to the Upgrade page on a group that you own, it will give you a summary of the amount used of the storage limit. Much easier than having to add them up. A while back, the numbers were out of sync, but I think that problem has been corrected.

You should be able to just delete the attachments. On the Photo page, the first folder should be named Emailed Photos. I believe it actually stores all attachments, photo or file, there. I'm not sure what the post would look like after deleting one though. I would hope that it deletes the paper clip.

As best as I can remember, the content of messages doesn't count against any limits. I don't see it reflected in any of my groups.

Duane
J_Olivia Catlady
 

Thanks, Duane. Good news that messages don't count!
J

On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 8:15 PM, Duane <txpigeon@...> wrote:
If you go to the Upgrade page on a group that you own, it will give you a summary of the amount used of the storage limit.? Much easier than having to add them up.? A while back, the numbers were out of sync, but I think that problem has been corrected.

You should be able to just delete the attachments.? On the Photo page, the first folder should be named Emailed Photos.? I believe it actually stores all attachments, photo or file, there.? I'm not sure what the post would look like after deleting one though.? I would hope that it deletes the paper clip.

As best as I can remember, the content of messages doesn't count against any limits.? I don't see it reflected in any of my groups.

Duane
 

Hi J,
This may or may not help you but I dropped our data usage by more than half by changing the settings in the photos to the smallest size possible (still usable for our hoof team to view and mark up suggested changes in hoof trimming) and then re-loading the photos.? This took a few days but was well worth the work for data savings
- ?LeeAnne,?Newmarket, Ontario

ECIR Archivist?03/2004

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J_catlady
 

Great idea, LeeAnne. Thanks! I guess if it's big enough for horses, it's big enough for cats!:-)

J
J_catlady
 

On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 08:16 pm, Duane wrote:
I believe it actually stores all attachments, photo or file, there.

FWIW, this seems not to be the case. I was looking for some .docx and .doc files a member attached yesterday and they don't appear in the emailed photos section.?

J

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