# More Storage after restore of a backup - explanation why? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** homey-pro\ **Created:** [March 31, 2023, 9:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/more-storage-after-restore-of-a-backup-explanation-why/78695 "2023-03-31T09:40:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Joka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Joka](https://community.homey.app/u/Joka)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 9:40am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/more-storage-after-restore-of-a-backup-explanation-why/78695/1 "2023-03-31T09:40:00Z")
I restored a backup yesterday on a Homey Pro early 2019 for the first time. After that to my (positive) surprise, the storage consumption was at least 1/3 lower than before the update. Before the restoration, the two bars for storage and memory were almost identical in length. Does anyone have an explanation for this? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/b/3b9d1970e3c9891bc424c3b771dd4cb3424f7ee2.png) 44 Apps, 317 Flows ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/more-storage-after-restore-of-a-backup-explanation-why/78695/2 "2023-03-31T14:11:28Z")
Probably “leftovers” from apps, and temp files. A restore does not copy your apps (and temp data) themselves back, but it just downloads the latest app versions of your apps. ---
**Author:** ![Joka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Joka](https://community.homey.app/u/Joka)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 7:32am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/more-storage-after-restore-of-a-backup-explanation-why/78695/3 "2023-04-01T07:32:32Z")
Yes, it may be that this is the reasoning. Nevertheless, the amount of storage freed up is more than significant for me. Unfortunately, I don’t have a recording before the restore for comparison. But now there is actually at least 1/3 more space available - more, in fact. It sounds a bit like voodoo, but if someone’s storage is running low, they could try restoring a backup to free up more space. If a backup has never been restored or has not been restored for a while.