Storage, files, and backup

Surface RT has a hard drive that comes in two sizes: 32 GB and 64 GB3.

3System software uses significant storage space; your storage capacity will be less. See surface.com/storage 1 GB = 1 billion bytes.

How much local storage space do I have?

To see how much storage space you have available:

1.Open the Settings charm, tap or click Change PC settings.

2.Tap or click General.

3.Scroll down to Available storage, to see how much storage space you have. You can tap or click View app sizes to see how much space each app is using.

Note Pre-installed software and apps use a significant amount of storage space. To learn how much, see Surface disk space FAQ on Surface.com.

Surface storage options

In addition to the internal storage, here are a few storage options:

Removable storage, such as a USB flash drive or microSD memory card.

Cloud storage (SkyDrive)—up to 7 GB free.

Another computer on your network. You can open and save files to other computers on your network. For more info, see the Access files on other computers section in this guide.

Removable storage options

You can use USB storage or a microSD memory card for your documents, music, videos, and pictures.

USB flash drive or hard drive

You can insert a USB flash drive or external storage device in to the USB port on Surface.

To open files from a USB flash drive or external hard drive:

1.Insert a USB flash drive or hard drive into the USB port on your Surface (along the right edge).

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