# Backup and limited storage

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-and-limited-storage/306212
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** backups
**Created:** [April 30, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-and-limited-storage/306212 "2024-04-30T20:11:28Z")
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#### Post date: [April 30, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-and-limited-storage/306212/2 "2024-04-30T21:36:47Z")

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How big is a backup? You need room for two copies.

You can try

./launcher cleanup

To free some docker space.

If you include more data on your backup it will take more storage, so if you’re shook storage, storing less seems like a no brainer 😉

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