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@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ space**. This provides greater control and helps you optimize storage usage for
**Default Retention Limits**:
-| Tier | Resolution | Time Limit | Size Limit |
-|:----:|:-------------------:|:----------:|:----------:|
-| 0 | high (per second) | 14 days | 1 GiB |
-| 1 | middle (per minute) | 3 months | 1 GiB |
-| 2 | low (per hour) | 2 years | 1 GiB |
+| Tier | Resolution | Time Limit | Size Limit (min 256 MB) |
+|:----:|:-------------------:|:----------:|:-----------------------:|
+| 0 | high (per second) | 14 days | 1 GiB |
+| 1 | middle (per minute) | 3 months | 1 GiB |
+| 2 | low (per hour) | 2 years | 1 GiB |
+
+> **Note**: If a user sets a disk space size less than 256 MB for a tier, Netdata will automatically adjust it to 256 MB.
With these defaults, Netdata requires approximately 4 GiB of storage space (including metadata).