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# Storage usage quota
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/13294) in [GitLab Starter](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/) 12.0.
> - Moved to GitLab Free.
A project's repository has a free storage quota of 10 GB. When a project's repository reaches
the quota it is locked. You cannot push changes to a locked project. To monitor the size of each
repository in a namespace, including a breakdown for each project, you can
[view storage usage](#view-storage-usage). To allow a project's repository to exceed the free quota
you must purchase additional storage. For more details, see [Excess storage usage](#excess-storage-usage).
## View storage usage
To help manage storage, a namespace's owner can view:
- Total storage used in the namespace
- Total storage used per project
- Breakdown of storage use per project, by storage type.
To view storage usage, from the namespace's page go to **Settings > Usage Quotas** and select the
**Storage** tab. The Usage Quotas statistics are updated every 90 minutes.
If your namespace shows `N/A` as the total storage usage, push a commit to any project in that
namespace to trigger a recalculation.
A stacked bar graph shows the proportional storage used for the namespace, including a total per
storage item. Click on each project's title to see a breakdown per storage item.
## Storage usage statistics **(BRONZE ONLY)**
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/247831) in GitLab 13.7.
> - It's [deployed behind a feature flag](../user/feature_flags.md), enabled by default.
> - It's enabled on GitLab.com.
> - It's recommended for production use.
CAUTION: **Warning:**
This feature might not be available to you. Check the **version history** note above for details.
The following storage usage statistics are available to an owner:
- Total namespace storage used: Total amount of storage used across projects in this namespace.
- Total excess storage used: Total amount of storage used that exceeds their allocated storage.
- Purchased storage available: Total storage that has been purchased but is not yet used.
## Excess storage usage
Excess storage usage is the amount that a project's repository exceeds the free storage quota. If no
purchased storage is available the project is locked. You cannot push changes to a locked project.
To unlock a project you must [purchase more storage](../subscriptions/gitlab_com/index.md#purchase-more-storage)
for the namespace. When the purchase is completed, locked projects are automatically unlocked. The
amount of purchased storage available must always be greater than zero.
The **Storage** tab of the **Usage Quotas** page warns you of the following:
- Purchased storage available is running low.
- Projects that are at risk of being locked if purchased storage available is zero.
- Projects that are locked because purchased storage available is zero. Locked projects are
marked with an information icon (**{information-o}**) beside their name.
### Excess storage example
The following example describes an excess storage scenario for namespace _Example Company_:
| Repository | Storage used | Excess storage | Quota | Status |