3D Files can consume a lot of space. Depending on the use case, the size of a 3D FIle can vary between a couple of Bytes for a cube up to hundreds of MegaByte for complex and organic shapes.

One typical problem that our on-premise customers face is running out of space on the volume that stores the 3D Files. This page shall list options on what can be done to save space.

Option 1: If possible, use a Object Storage like S3

Object Stores have the benefit that they do not run out of space and the costs increase according to the actual usage (so you don’t pay for unused capacity). Read here how to configure the 3YOURMIND Software to work with S3.

Option 2: Provision a lot of capacity

To avoid the need of increasing the storage often, consider to provision more than enough capacity.
For productive environments, it’s probably better to think in TerraBytes instead of GigaBytes.

Option 3: Delete/Archive unneeded files

For each uploaded file, 3YOURMIND stores multiple other files. Below is a list of each files purpose and the impact of removing it from the file system.

Option 4: Delete/Archive old files

Another option is to scan the filesystem for old file to remove or archive old files.
Note that the files are created during the initial upload. There could be cases in which a user uploads a new file into a basket, then waits for 1 year, and after 1 year places the order. Also files might be part of a long-living Digital Inventory. Unfortunately you can not detect in the file system itself for what a file is used for.

The impact on the software when deleting files is as follows:

1. The thumbnails won’t show up (404)

2. The Download links would not work (404)

3. The viewer would show an error

4. The Baskets in which the files are uploaded to show an error

5. All Request, Quotes and Order Data is accessible