# Disk space

## 1 Storage settings

![Fig. 1: The menu for the memory settings](/files/vi71YK09rT2sYNnYPryl)

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Settings for the memory space are only visible in expert mode.
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Locked settings that have been set with environment variables at startup are marked with <mark style="background-color:red;">ENV</mark>. Disable or adjust environment variables unlocks the settings.
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## 2 settings for /memfs

Basic authentication for PUT, POST and DELETE requests. It is strongly recommended to enable basic authentication to prevent unauthorized writes to /memfs.

### 3 Username

### 4 Password

### 5 Maximum file size

### 6 Remove old files

## 7 Hard disk

## 8 Hard disk cache

### 9 Maximum file size

### 10 Cache timeout

### 11 Maximum file size

### 12 Cache Type

## Learn more

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[User Guides](/restreamer/knowledge-base/user-guides.md)
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