The xmanonline Online Backup service provides a generous amount of storage space for securing your vital files. There are four levels of storage space available. Once your initial backup is complete, the system then makes ‘incremental’ backups where it only uploads files that are new or have been modified. So subsequent daily backups are much smaller. If you wish to check how much of your allotted storage space you have used, there are two ways to check it.

Checking Storage Usage from Your Software:

1. Launch your xmanonline Backup program.
   

   The "Used" statistic is the most important.

2. On the main window that appears, you will see your storage statistics listed under ‘Quota Usage’.
   • The ‘Used’ statistics tell you how much total storage space you’re using (Data plus Retention) and what your total allotted space is. This is the number you want to keep an eye on. It represents all of your Backup Sets combined (if you have more than one). The rest of the numbers are less important, but if you’re curious:
   • The ‘Data’ statistic tells you the size of the backups stored in the ‘Data’ area (doesn’t include the retention area).
   • The ‘Recycle Bin’ number tells you the size of the files that you have deleted or that are older versions of files you have modified. They are held in the ‘Retention’ area and will eventually be deleted.
   • The ‘Total Backup’ number tells you the total amount of data you have ever backed up (but some of that is probably old data that has already been deleted on the server).

Checking Storage Usage from the Online Control Panel:

1. Go to the xmanonline Home Page and click on Online Backup in the Login navigation menu in the center of the page.
2. Enter your Online Backup login name and password and click Login.
3. The Home page for your control panel will appear.
   

   The "Total Storage" number is the most important.

4. Select the Statistics link.
5. The statistics shown are for the current month’s backups and your monthly average. If you need to go back in time, select a different Month from the drop-down menu on the upper-right.
6. The ‘Total Storage’ number from your most recent backup is the one you want to keep an eye on. It represents all the data you currently have stored on the server in the Data and Retention areas. The number of files is shown in brackets. The rest of the statistics are as follows:
   • The ‘Data Area’ statistic tells you the size of the backups stored in the ‘Data’ area (doesn’t include the retention area)
   • The ‘Retention Area’ number tells you the size of the files that you have deleted or that are older versions of files you have modified. They are held in the ‘Retention’ area and will eventually be deleted.
   • The ‘Uploaded Size’ number tells you the size of your most recent backup.

What do you do if you’re getting close to your storage limit? See our article on How to Manage Your Online Backup Storage Space.