Microsoft KB Archive/943778

= How to free storage space in your OneCare online photo backup subscription =

Article ID: 943778

Article Last Modified on 10/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Windows Live OneCare

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SUMMARY
The OneCare online photo backup subscription includes 10 gigabytes (GB) of online storage space to back up your photos. You cannot back up other types of files to this space. If you are running out of OneCare online photo backup space, you can create free space by deleting backed up photos that you no longer want.



MORE INFORMATION
To free storage space in your OneCare online photo backup subscription, follow these steps:  Open Windows Live OneCare. Under Quick links, click Change settings. On the Backup tab, click Clean up online backup. Type your Windows Live ID, and then click Sign In. Click the backup that you want to remove photos from, and then click Next. To remove all the photos from the backup storage space, click Remove all photos in this backup.

To select the photos or folders that you want to remove, follow these steps:  Click Let me choose.</li> In the left pane, click the folder that originally contained the photos that you want to remove.</li> In the right pane, click to select the check box next to each photo that you want to remove, and then click Next.</li></ol>

Note When you delete photos from the online store, we cannot restore those photos. Make sure that you only delete the photos that you want to permanently delete.

</li> Click Remove.</li> Click Finish.</li></ol>

Photo file formats
The following file formats are supported by the OneCare online backup subscription:

Note To find out how many photos that you have backed up, how many photos remain to be backed up, or how much online storage space that you have available, click View status next to Online photo backup in the main OneCare window.

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