{"id":33027,"date":"2021-04-15T14:25:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T12:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/?p=33027"},"modified":"2025-10-21T12:26:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T10:26:20","slug":"disk-space-use-managed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/products-and-services\/disk-space-use-managed\/","title":{"rendered":"How much disk space can I use on my Managed Server?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

If I order a Managed Server with 500 GB drives, will I be able to use all 500 GB of data?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

No, you will be able to use approximately <\/span>385 GB<\/b> (of 500 GB) worth of space.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Why can\u2019t I use the full amount of disk space?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A portion of this disk space is reserved for the operating system, log files, and the expansion of file systems that need to grow quickly. This ensures the security, flexibility, and maximum uptime of your server.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

How much actual<\/i> disk space can I\u00a0use?<\/b><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This table highlights how much disk space is available to use per Managed Server product.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Managed Options<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/th>\r\n

Disk Space<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\r\nActual Usable Disk Space (+\/-)<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Managed<\/span><\/td>\r\n500 GB<\/span><\/td>\r\n365 – <\/span>385 GB*<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Managed Plus<\/span><\/td>\r\n1 TB<\/span><\/td>\r\n790 – 830 GB*<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Managed Commerce<\/span><\/td>\r\n1 TB<\/span><\/td>\r\n790 – 830 GB*<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Managed DE<\/span><\/td>\r\n500 GB<\/span><\/td>\r\n385 GB<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

*Enterprise-grade hard drives used in Managed Servers may offer varying amounts of <\/span>usable disk space<\/b> depending on the specific drive model and type. This variation is primarily due to over-provisioning, a common practice that reserves a portion of total capacity to enhance performance, reliability, and drive longevity. You can view the exact amount of usable space available on your server by <\/span>checking the Disk Usage tool<\/span><\/a> in your xneelo Control Panel.<\/span><\/p>\r\n","protected":false,"plain":"\r\n

If I order a Managed Server with 500 GB drives, will I be able to use all 500 GB of data?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

No, you will be able to use approximately <\/span>385 GB<\/b> (of 500 GB) worth of space.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Why can\u2019t I use the full amount of disk space?<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

A portion of this disk space is reserved for the operating system, log files, and the expansion of file systems that need to grow quickly. This ensures the security, flexibility, and maximum uptime of your server.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

How much actual<\/i> disk space can I\u00a0use?<\/b><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This table highlights how much disk space is available to use per Managed Server product.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Managed Options<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/th>\r\n

Disk Space<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\r\nActual Usable Disk Space (+\/-)<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Managed<\/span><\/td>\r\n500 GB<\/span><\/td>\r\n365 - <\/span>385 GB*<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Managed Plus<\/span><\/td>\r\n1 TB<\/span><\/td>\r\n790 - 830 GB*<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Managed Commerce<\/span><\/td>\r\n1 TB<\/span><\/td>\r\n790 - 830 GB*<\/span><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Managed DE<\/span><\/td>\r\n500 GB<\/span><\/td>\r\n385 GB<\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

*Enterprise-grade hard drives used in Managed Servers may offer varying amounts of <\/span>usable disk space<\/b> depending on the specific drive model and type. This variation is primarily due to over-provisioning, a common practice that reserves a portion of total capacity to enhance performance, reliability, and drive longevity. You can view the exact amount of usable space available on your server by <\/span>checking the Disk Usage tool<\/span><\/a> in your xneelo Control Panel.<\/span><\/p>\r\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Your Managed Server has an allocated amount of disk space that ensures maximum uptime. Here\u2019s a table that explains usable disk space limits per server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lsx_disable_title":"0","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16570,205],"tags":[22569,22572,22557,427],"topics":[10375],"class_list":["post-33027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-managed-servers-self-managed-serversproducts-and-services","category-products-and-services","tag-managed-server-disk-space","tag-how-much-disk-space-can-i-use-on-my-managed-server","tag-disk-allocation","tag-managed-server","topics-managed-dedi"],"acf":[],"additional_meta":{"category_title":[{"term_id":16570,"name":"Managed Servers","slug":"managed-servers-self-managed-serversproducts-and-services","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":16570,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":16547,"count":3,"filter":"raw","term_order":"9","cat_ID":16570,"category_count":3,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Managed Servers","category_nicename":"managed-servers-self-managed-serversproducts-and-services","category_parent":16547},{"term_id":205,"name":"Products and Services","slug":"products-and-services","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":205,"taxonomy":"category","description":"Products and Services provided by xneelo","parent":0,"count":93,"filter":"raw","term_order":"98","cat_ID":205,"category_count":93,"category_description":"Products and Services provided by xneelo","cat_name":"Products and Services","category_nicename":"products-and-services","category_parent":0}],"tag_title":[{"term_id":22569,"name":"managed server disk space","slug":"managed-server-disk-space","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":22569,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"633"},{"term_id":22572,"name":"How much disk space can I use on my Managed Server?","slug":"how-much-disk-space-can-i-use-on-my-managed-server","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":22572,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":1,"filter":"raw","term_order":"634"},{"term_id":22557,"name":"disk allocation","slug":"disk-allocation","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":22557,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":2,"filter":"raw","term_order":"638"},{"term_id":427,"name":"managed server","slug":"managed-server","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":427,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":22,"filter":"raw","term_order":"2804"}]},"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"melanie","author_link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/author\/melanie\/","author_avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/02e4eec611e02668fdbc2daaa7514a3cb9b67f0826d352cac42a12d6dabb14d6?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33027\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33027"},{"taxonomy":"topics","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics?post=33027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}