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To increase the email storage quota for your account, you will want to log into your account and navigate to the '''Web Hosting''' tab. Once you are viewing the '''Website Manager''' section of the page, you will want to click on the '''Add More Storage''' button (as shown below):
To increase the email storage quota for your account, you will want to log into your account and navigate to the '''Web Hosting''' tab. Once you are viewing the '''Website Manager''' section of the page, you will want to click on the '''Add More Storage''' button (as shown below):


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Once you have clicked on the ''Add More Storage'' button, you will be prompted with a new dialog that will allow you to select the desired amount of extra storage for your account. Currently, we offer up to 200 GB of extra hosting storage.
Once you have clicked on the ''Add More Storage'' button, you will be prompted with a new dialog that will allow you to select the desired amount of extra storage for your account. Currently, we offer up to 200 GB of extra hosting storage.


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The cost of the storage is based on the number of months left on your subscription at the time of purchasing the storage increase. For example: if you have 12 months left in your subscription; you would be paying $3.00 for 1 GB of extra storage ''per year'' (''$0.25 x 12 months = $3.00'').
The cost of the storage is based on the number of months left on your subscription at the time of purchasing the storage increase. For example: if you have 12 months left in your subscription; you would be paying $3.00 for 1 GB of extra storage ''per year'' (''$0.25 x 12 months = $3.00'').
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A new dialog will pop up with a slider that will enable you to increase the storage. Once you are satisfied with your new storage increase amount, click '''Update Storage Limit''' to save and confirm the increase. This extra storage will now be available for use across all of your websites listed under the Web Hosting tab.
A new dialog will pop up with a slider that will enable you to increase the storage. Once you are satisfied with your new storage increase amount, click '''Update Storage Limit''' to save and confirm the increase. This extra storage will now be available for use across all of your websites listed under the Web Hosting tab.


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=== '''How to Allocate Storage to your Email Account(s)''' ===
=== '''How to Allocate Storage to your Email Account(s)''' ===




Extra storage can be allocated to both email accounts and hosting storage. For information on allocating extra storage space to your email account, please see our article for [[Email Storage Increase]]'''.'''
Extra storage can be allocated to both email accounts and hosting storage. For information on allocating extra storage space to your email account, please see our article for [[Email Storage Increase]]'''.'''

Revision as of 16:02, 11 November 2022

Additional Storage can be purchased per gigabyte (GB) per month. You may then spread the extra storage across your hosting storage or multiple email accounts or a single email account. Additional storage is purchased for the number of months left in your current hosting plan and will need to be renewed at the same time your hosting plan is.

Additional Storage can be purchased for $0.25 per gigabyte (GB) per month. You may then assign the additional storage to one or many email accounts or use it for hosting.

Note: Extra hosting storage can be purchased for your FTP websites (these are any websites that are listed under the “Web Hosting” tab in your account). This storage cannot be allocated to any Site Builder websites.

How to Purchase Extra Hosting Storage

To increase the email storage quota for your account, you will want to log into your account and navigate to the Web Hosting tab. Once you are viewing the Website Manager section of the page, you will want to click on the Add More Storage button (as shown below):


Once you have clicked on the Add More Storage button, you will be prompted with a new dialog that will allow you to select the desired amount of extra storage for your account. Currently, we offer up to 200 GB of extra hosting storage.


The cost of the storage is based on the number of months left on your subscription at the time of purchasing the storage increase. For example: if you have 12 months left in your subscription; you would be paying $3.00 for 1 GB of extra storage per year ($0.25 x 12 months = $3.00).

How to Allocate Storage to your Hosting Plan

To allocate the extra storage that you've purchased for your Web Hosting services, you will want to log into your account and navigate to the Web Hosting tab. Once you are viewing the Website Manager section of the page you will want to click on Assign Storage near the top right of your website list.

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A new dialog will pop up with a slider that will enable you to increase the storage. Once you are satisfied with your new storage increase amount, click Update Storage Limit to save and confirm the increase. This extra storage will now be available for use across all of your websites listed under the Web Hosting tab.


How to Allocate Storage to your Email Account(s)

Extra storage can be allocated to both email accounts and hosting storage. For information on allocating extra storage space to your email account, please see our article for Email Storage Increase.