# Occupied space strange behavior **URL:** \ **Category:** FAQ\ **Tags:** average-used-space\ **Created:** [June 3, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/occupied-space-strange-behavior/31840 "2026-06-03T20:57:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![surprise00](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/letter_avatar/surprise00/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@surprise00](https://forum.storj.io/u/surprise00)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/occupied-space-strange-behavior/31840/1 "2026-06-03T20:57:11Z")
Hello team, wasnt checked dashboard for several months, can some one explain what does this means? ![image](https://storj-s3.bcdn.literatehosting.net/original/3X/a/1/a18bcd27605a34ab5469e459469e5aaf96b1e66a.png) Why it is used “other”, earlier it was just used. Also why on jun 2, Disk space used only 1 tb? (same situation is on other my nodes) for example: ![image](https://storj-s3.bcdn.literatehosting.net/original/3X/f/8/f8c2348a2e7a5f19e6d83bcab8ec73e8fc85516b.png) ---
**Author:** ![jammerdan](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jammerdan/32/1121_2.png) [@jammerdan](https://forum.storj.io/u/jammerdan)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/occupied-space-strange-behavior/31840/2 "2026-06-03T21:04:56Z")
> [@surprise00](#): > > Also why on jun 2, Disk space used only 1 tb? Same procedure as every month? > [@Storage Drop more than 2/3 of total](https://forum.storj.io/t/storage-drop-more-than-2-3-of-total/31624/5): > > It’s probably the same issue like every month: ---
**Author:** ![surprise00](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/letter_avatar/surprise00/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@surprise00](https://forum.storj.io/u/surprise00)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/occupied-space-strange-behavior/31840/3 "2026-06-03T21:23:31Z")
> [@jammerdan](#): > > Same procedure as every month? hm? what procedure? 20 characters ---
**Author:** ![arrogantrabbit](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/arrogantrabbit/32/11200_2.png) [@arrogantrabbit](https://forum.storj.io/u/arrogantrabbit)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/occupied-space-strange-behavior/31840/4 "2026-06-03T21:39:48Z")
> [@surprise00](#): > > hm? what procedure? Have you tried reading the rest of the comment you quoted? ---
**Author:** ![jammerdan](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/jammerdan/32/1121_2.png) [@jammerdan](https://forum.storj.io/u/jammerdan)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/occupied-space-strange-behavior/31840/5 "2026-06-04T04:17:02Z")
> [@surprise00](#): > > what procedure? For the drop of average used space: > [@Storj nodes reporting a sharp decrease in month usage after March 24](https://forum.storj.io/t/storj-nodes-reporting-a-sharp-decrease-in-month-usage-after-march-24/31567/18): > > When you know that it can happen unrelated to the node’s performance you start to ignore it 🤷 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://storj-s3.bcdn.literatehosting.net/original/2X/f/f4de2608a2c14744db9fd57859b93ec00ed3323d.svg) [@system](https://forum.storj.io/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/occupied-space-strange-behavior/31840/6 "2026-06-11T04:17:06Z")
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