# Full total disk quota

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**Created:** [May 16, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/full-total-disk-quota/12521 "2024-05-16T19:24:23Z")\
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Hi @astrid_deradigues

See → [FAQ: How can I reduce quota usage while still retaining prior work (data, tools, methods)?](https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/faqs/galaxy/account_reduce_quota_usage.html)

You will need to backup your older work, then purge it off the server to make room for new work. If you export your history to a file (archive – see the history menu for this option), later you can import it to work with it. The exported history archive file will have a URL so could go anywhere where you have cloud storage, or you can download it to your computer.

You didn’t state where you are working, but if at [UseGalaxy.org](http://UseGalaxy.org) there is a new “scratch storage” function which grants 1 TB of temporary working space (30 days) along with the default 250 Gb of permanent storage.

Screenshots of where to set this under **User → Preferences → Preferred Storage Location**. You will need to be under quota for the permanent storage before more jobs will run into either of these spaces.

 ![PreferredStorageLocation](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/galaxy/original/2X/b/bb26173c8780ab7513b1fcb92d80a77286150b64.png)

To move individual files between storage locations, click into the “i” icon and see the link to the toggle switch.

Some more is in this prior post → [What is scratch storage?](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/what-is-scratch-storage/11977)

Once the new functions are fully deployed, we’ll have more documentation. Right now we are still testing it … but you can certainly use it.

The final option is that if you are an academic researcher, and need space for some larger project for a few days or weeks, you can ask administrators of the server where you are working. Some have a quota request form – [UseGalaxy.eu](http://UseGalaxy.eu) has this on their homepage, and others can be different (you need to write in via email). See the Galaxy Directory here → [Public Galaxy Servers](https://help.galaxyproject.org/docs?topic=10860)

If you can’t find the contact for some server, you can post the server URL and we can try to help more here.

Hope this helps! 🙂

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