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title: "Viewing Quotas"
slug: "viewing-quotas-tg"
updated: 2026-10-27T17:23:14Z
published: 2026-10-27T17:23:14Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vastdata.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Viewing Quotas

## Viewing Quotas in VAST Web UI

- From the left navigation menu, select **Element Store** and then **Quotas** to open the **Quotas** page.

The following information can be displayed for each quota:

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> **Tip**
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> To display or hide fields, click ![column_menu.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/img-7f1bcc5ffaeed9cbf182efe768970783(120).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A50%3A50Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A50%3A50Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=pNc3G7q%2FztL0vgBnGK3wmAofgLdwG9Tqc1ybNe1I5Oo%3D) to the right of a column title, and then click ![columns.png](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/img-918b4797fca5961ded0a6026c39d1bb1(128).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A50%3A50Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A50%3A50Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=pNc3G7q%2FztL0vgBnGK3wmAofgLdwG9Tqc1ybNe1I5Oo%3D) to open a dropdown where you can select or unselect fields.

| **ID** | The ID of the quota. |
| --- | --- |
| **Name** | The name of the quota. |
| **State** | The status of the quota: - **OK**. The quota was created. The directory is not exceeding any of the limits. - **Failed**. Quota creation failed. - **Soft limit (capacity) exceeded**. The current size of the quota directory has exceeded the specified capacity soft limit. - **Soft limit (files and directories) exceeded**. The combined number of files and directories (or objects) has exceeded the directory's soft limit for files and directories. - **Soft Limits both exceeded**. Both the quota directory's size, and the number of files and directories (or objects) in the quota directory have exceeded the quota soft limit. - **Hard limit (capacity) exceeded**. The capacity of the quota directory has exceeded the quota hard limit. - **Hard limit (files and directories)exceeded**. The combined number of files and directories (or objects) have exceeded the quota hard limit for files and directories. - **Hard Limits both exceeded**. Both the capacity, and files and directories (or objects) have exceeded the quota hard limit. - **Grace Period expired**. The soft limit was exceeded for the whole duration of the grace period. |
| **Path** | The directory path controlled by the quota. |
| **Capacity Percentage** | The percentage of quota capacity in use relative to the quota limits. Hovering over a percentage displays a popup with precise used capacity values (e.g. in TB) and the soft and hard limits in effect. |
| **File & Directories Percentage** | The percentage of the number of files and directories inside the directory controlled by the quota, relative to the quota limits. Hovering over a percentage displays a popup with precise counts of file and directories and the soft and hard limits in effect. |
| **Grace Period** | The grace period, if configured, during which exceeding of the soft limit is tolerated. |
| **Time Left** | The time remaining until the end of the grace period. Displayed when soft limit is exceeded. |
| **Exceeding Users** | The number of users which are currently exceeding a soft or hard limit set in a user or group quota. |
| **Blocked Users** | Number of users blocked due to exceeding the hard limit set in the quota. |
| **User Quota Support** | Shows if user/group quotas are enabled or disabled for the quota. |
| **Capacity** | The amount of quota capacity in use. |
| **Soft Capacity Limit** | The capacity usage limit beyond which warnings are issued. |
| **Hard Capacity Limit** | The capacity usage limit beyond which writes are blocked. |
| **Files/Directories** | The current count of files and directories inside the directory controlled by the quota. |
| **Soft Files & Directories Limit** | The soft limit on files and directories in the directory controlled by the quota. |
| **Hard Files & Directories Limit** | The hard limit on files and directories in the directory controlled by the quota. |

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