The Show database storage space tool provides insight into how you are using HostedDatabase.com system resources for storing your business data. The amount of space used by a particular database depends on the number of records in the database, but also on the amount of information stored in individual fields. For instance, long Text fields will take up more space than a Date field. Moreover, a database can grow over time if, for example, the database is attached to a website that allows user to enter new data. It is therefore a good idea to periodically check the size of your databases to ensure the total database space used by your account is under the maximum for your account type: Standard accounts up to 2.5MB, Premium accounts up to 5MB, and Enterprise accounts up to 10MB. If you require additional storage space, click on the Subscribe to HostedDatabase.com Services link in your Control Panel to subscribe to additional storage space.

The database storage display consists of three columns:

• Database Name - This column contains an alphabetical list of databases associated with your account.
• # of Records - This column shows the number of data records contained in the database.
• Storage Size - This column shows the amount of storage space occupied by the database in megabytes (MB). You should see this number go up and down as you use your database.

At the end of the database storage display, you'll see a grand total of storage space used by all your databases. You may be surprised at how much data you can store in a relatively small number of megabytes.