Storage limits + freeing space

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Storage caps by tier (R87):

  • Free — 250 MB
  • Starter — 5 GB
  • Growth — 20 GB
  • Business — 100 GB
  • Enterprise — unlimited

Retention windows

Published post media is kept for a while, then the underlying file is auto-deleted (the Post row + captions stay forever):

  • Free / Starter — 30 days
  • Growth — 60 days
  • Business — 90 days
  • Enterprise — 365 days

What counts

  • Uploaded images + videos (in the composer)
  • Music tracks attached from the editor
  • B-roll clips attached from the editor
  • Transcoded per-platform variants (auto-purge after 30 days regardless of tier)

What doesn't count

  • Thumbnails (tiny)
  • AI-generated images kept as references (no storage row created until you attach one)

Free up space

  • Settings → Storage shows a breakdown per media kind.
  • Click Free up space — delete old posts → to open /posts sorted oldest-first. Delete anything you don't need.
  • Or Upgrade plan → for a bigger cap.

Grandfathering (R87)

Free tenants who were over 250 MB when R87 shipped are grandfathered at their previous 500 MB cap for 30 days after the deploy — a status banner on /settings/storage will confirm if you're in this window.

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