Introduction
When using S3 object storage as a binary provider you may see a misleading "95% Storage Space Reached" alert in the UI, even when the actual S3 backend has ample space available
This article aims to explain why inaccurate storage alerts occur with S3-based binary stores and provide the necessary steps to disable or adjust Quota Control settings to prevent these misleading warnings
Resolution
To resolve misleading storage alerts when using an S3 backend, follow these steps:
- Verify Storage Reporting: Navigate to Administration > Monitoring > Storage in the Artifactory UI and compare the "Total" storage value shown against your local disk capacity and your actual S3 bucket size.
- Confirm Local Disk Health: Check the physical disk space on the server(s) hosting Artifactory, specifically the partition containing the data directory and binaries cache, to ensure the alert isn't triggered by an actual local disk constraint.
- Access Quota Control: Go to the storage configuration section in the UI where Quota Control is managed.
- Uncheck the "Enable Quota Control" box to completely remove the warning, or significantly increase the "Storage Space Warning" and "Storage Space Limit" percentages to prevent the "disk full" banner from appearing unnecessarily
