# Expandable Disk Storage

Your Vagon Computer comes with a fixed amount of disk storage that you can grow as your projects expand. How long your data stays available depends on whether your subscription is active.

## Default Storage

Every Vagon Computer starts with **50 GB** of internal storage in its initial setup. This holds your operating system, installed applications, project files, and anything else saved to the computer's disk.

For lighter workflows the default is usually enough. Heavier 3D, video, and rendering projects often need more space.

## Increase Your Computer Storage

You can increase storage from the **Storage** section on your Dashboard. The computer must be shut down before you can adjust the limit.

1. Shut down your Vagon Computer.
2. Open the **Storage** section on the Dashboard.
3. Click the **Increase** button.

![Dashboard storage selected](/files/rqFLfNv7iSFJWwPnFQn7)

4. Choose how much extra storage to add. Storage grows in **50 GB** steps up to a maximum of **500 GB**.
5. Click **Confirm & Pay** to apply the new size.

![Storage increment selection](/files/yIw462W8eVu8cFOE0Fby)

Each 50 GB increment adds a flat monthly fee on top of your existing subscription. For the current rate per increment, see [vagon.io/pricing](https://vagon.io/pricing).

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Storage increases are irreversible. The Vagon infrastructure does not currently support reducing computer storage once it has been raised, so add only what you need.
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## Save Files in the Right Place

Save important files to your computer's disk or to Vagon Files. Files placed only in temporary system locations can be lost when the computer stops, resets, or is recreated.

Before stopping work:

* Save and close your applications.
* Confirm any uploads or downloads are complete.
* Move critical outputs to Vagon Files for cloud backup.
* Download a local copy of anything you cannot afford to lose.

## What Happens When Your Subscription Ends

Your Vagon Computer stays active until the end of your current billing cycle. After the subscription period ends:

* Your Vagon Computer is decommissioned.
* The data stored on the computer's disk is deleted from the cloud.
* You can start a new subscription at any time, but a new Vagon Computer is provisioned and previous disk contents are not restored.

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Data on the Vagon Computer disk is removed when your subscription ends. Download anything you want to keep, or move it to Vagon Files, before your billing cycle closes.
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Vagon Files is tied to your account rather than to a single computer, which makes it the safer place to keep files you may need across future subscriptions.
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## Next Steps

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[Vagon Files Directory](/computer/features/vagon-files-directory.md)
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[Subscription and Payments](/computer/plans-and-billing/subscription-and-payments.md)
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[Computer Plans](/computer/plans-and-billing/computer-plans.md)
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