Overview
Storage is an Xray feature that helps administrators manage their Jira projects' attachments, including attachments in Test Steps and evidence in execution results.
Xray data is stored separately in a dedicated database and does not count toward the attachment storage limit.
Before June 20, 2020, Xray attachments were stored in Jira Issues, specifically Tests and Test Executions. However, these attachments often clogged these Issues and consumed storage space in Jira. To address this issue, we have developed Storage: a solution to enable you to easily and quickly manage storage for Xray project attachments.
- Attachments created before June 20, 2020, are still stored in the Jira Issues and will not be migrated to Xray Storage.
- Attachments are also included in the Xray Backup.
Storage Limits
- 100 GB per Xray instance for Xray Standard.
- Unlimited for Xray Enterprise.
This means that if you have multiple Jira instances with Xray installed, each instance includes its own set of storage.
FAQs
What Happens if I Exceed my Storage Limit?
If your Xray installation exceeds the storage limit, you will not be able to add any new attachments to Test Steps or Test Runs. We will not cancel your subscriptions or remove any data, as long as the usage follows Xray's acceptable use policy.
However, you have storage management tools at your disposal: you can decide, at any time, if additional storage is necessary for you and your team.
How do I Track my Storage Usage?
At Xray Settings, you can check your storage usage and also conduct cleaning actions to free space or even upgrade (you have unlimited storage capacity if you are using Xray Enterprise). To help you understand some valuable strategies and to help you expand your Xray Storage knowledge, please check Tips for Managing your Xray Storage.
To learn more about how to track and manage your Xray Storage usage, please refer to the Storage feature documentation.
What Contributes to Storage?
Xray Storage Atlassian Storage Issue Level Attachments at the Issue level (independent of the Issue type) Attachments at the Global level on the Test Runs (i.e., within "Findings"), as Evidence (**) Stored in Xray but do not contribute to your storage usage.Item 
Attachments at Test Step level on Test Issues (for Step-based Tests) Attachments embed within the description field on Issues Test Run Level Attachments as Evidence at the Test Step level, on the Test Run (for Step-based Tests) Screenshots or other evidence on Cucumber/Gherkin and Generic (unstructured) related Test Runs, reported by the corresponding Test automation frameworks Logs on the Test results, Comments, Actual Results **
Other Xray Backups **