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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Disk Space After Upgrade

> Find out why extra storage isn't visible after a plan upgrade and how to use it.

A bigger plan doesn't always make the drive inside the operating system bigger. Three sizes matter: the virtual disk, its partitions and the filesystem that holds your files.

## Check the upgrade first

Open the server and check its disk size and upgrade status. The upgrade must have finished with `Resize disk to the selected plan` enabled. If you left that off, keeping the old disk size was intentional.

We sell plan upgrades, not storage-only or RAM-only changes. Pick from the options under "Upgrade". See [Upgrade or Change a Server Plan](https://docs.advinservers.com/guides/upgrades.md).

## Linux

These commands show the layout without changing it:

```bash theme={null}
lsblk -o NAME,SIZE,FSTYPE,MOUNTPOINTS
df -hT
findmnt /
```

| What you see | What it means |
| - | - |
| The whole disk still has the old size | Recheck the panel disk size and that the upgrade completed. |
| The disk is larger but the partition isn't | Extend the partition. |
| The partition is larger but the filesystem isn't | Grow the filesystem. |
| LVM, encryption or several partitions | Each layer needs its own resize step. |

Back up before resizing. The right commands depend on your disk name, partition number, filesystem and layout, and ext4, XFS and LVM differ. Don't paste commands for `/dev/sda1` unless that's really your device.

Don't format the disk, delete a partition or reinstall to make space appear. If the panel shows a larger disk but the guest never sees it, send the layout above in a ticket before changing anything.

## Windows

**1. Open Disk Management**

Run `diskmgmt.msc` as an administrator and look for unallocated space on the same disk.

**2. Extend the volume**

If the space is right after the volume you want to grow, right-click the volume, choose `Extend Volume` and follow the wizard.

If `Extend Volume` is greyed out, another partition is in the way. Don't delete recovery or system partitions to enable it. See [Microsoft's instructions](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/disk-management/extend-a-basic-volume) for supported layouts.

## Disk full, no upgrade

Run `df -h` and, on Linux, `df -i`. A filesystem can run out of inodes with space left. Check logs, temporary files and application data before you delete anything.

You can't shrink a disk from the panel. To move to a smaller plan, order a suitable server, migrate your data and cancel the old service only after testing the new one.


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