Hosting Account Space Upgrade

[discreet]

Hi there, I just noticed the offer for space upgrade and would like to request it if possible.
I run a photoblog (of all my own photographs) and am at about 80% of the 1GB allocated. I was worried I'd have to go and delete some older photos soon, but if I can have more space that'd be great
Cheers!

 

[Anna]

The majority of the space is taken up by softaculous backup files (778 mb), which actually would be considered file hosting, they do not directly take part of your site.

Also, you really should store backups off site, if anything happens with your account those backups would be just as lost. For convinience it may be good to keep the latest backup on server BUT it should also be be downloaded to your computer to fully do its job as a backup.

Given that the blog is essentially acting as a photogallery, meaning the images is the purpose and not an addition to emphisise textual content, you should also be aware of this clausul from the ToS:

• Personal Image and Video Galleries: Personal galleries are limited to 1 GB of disk space for images and videos.

Currently your account would not meet the cirteria for the unmetered diskspace due to the majority of the space used being so for backups.

 

[discreet]

Whoops, didn't even realise that Softaculous took backups. Would have been handy to know a couple of times in the past actually
Looks like I don't need the upgrade after all then
Thanks for checking Anna, and for the quick reply!