# Knowledge storage and your plan's limit

> How much space your knowledge files use, what counts toward it, and what to do when it's full.

Source: https://www.chirpbuilder.com/help/knowledge/storage  
Plans: Essentials, Creator, Business, Academy  
Last checked: 2026-10-27

When you're done, you know how much knowledge storage you have and how to free some up.

**Who this is for:** account owners, and workspace admins and editors who add files.

## See how much you've used

Open any saved Chirp in the editor. Under the drop zone in **4. Knowledge**, **Knowledge storage (whole
account)** shows how much is used of your plan's storage. The figure turns red when 90% is used.

![The Knowledge storage (whole account) bar, with how much is used of the plan's storage.](https://mjmtbasmrtksluvlnema.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/help-media/web-optimized/knowledge/storage/SS-KNOW-020-01__storage__essentials__detail__v01.webp?v=b12e7928dd)

This bar is the only place storage is shown.

## What counts

- Every knowledge file in every Chirp, in all your workspaces, counted at the size of the file you
  uploaded.
- Files in Academy courses, if you have the Academy plan.
- Files an AI app added for you, counted at the size of their text.
- Copies: duplicating a Chirp, or starting from a template, copies its files, and the copies count too.

In a workspace someone shared with you, the bar shows the account owner's storage: files you add there
count toward their account.

## When it's full

New files are turned away with "Not enough knowledge storage for … You have … left of …". Files already
in your Chirps keep working. Duplicating a Chirp with files says "Not enough knowledge storage to copy
this Chirp's files.", and starting from a template with files says "Not enough knowledge storage for this
template's files."

To free up space:

- Remove files you no longer need: see [Replace or remove a knowledge file](https://www.chirpbuilder.com/help/knowledge/replace-or-remove).
- Replace a file with a smaller version. A replacement only needs room for the difference in size.
- Delete Chirps you no longer need (the account owner and workspace admins can). Archiving a Chirp keeps
  its files, so it doesn't free space.
- On the Academy plan, remove course files you no longer need.

Storage to start with: Essentials 1 GB, Creator 5 GB, Academy 10 GB, Business 20 GB. See the **Pricing**
page for your plan's current amount.