> ## Documentation Index
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# Game Saves storage systems

> Compare XBOX Game Saves storage systems including title cloud storage, local save storage, machine provider storage, and per-title quotas and limits.

This article describes Game Saves storage systems and their limits and quotas.

| Name | Description |
| - | - |
| Connected Storage, XGameSaves  | Previous names of the Game Saves ecosystem. |
| Title storage / cloud | Title storage stores Game Save data in the cloud. This data is automatically synced from the cloud when the user initiates Game Saves. |
| Game Saves local storage | When a title saves data with Game Saves, it saves the data to local storage first. The system syncs the data to the cloud when the device connects to the internet. |
| Machine provider storage | Machine provider storage is a specialized form of Game Saves local storage that stays on the device and doesn’t sync to title storage. The system writes data to machine provider storage when a user saves game data by using a `null` user handle. This storage is limited to 256 MB. |

For more information about interacting with Game Saves storage systems, see the following articles.

* For debugging Game Saves and a deeper investigation of it, see: [Manipulating Game Saves](https://docs.xbox.com/build/core-features/common/game-save/game-saves-tools.md#manipulating-game-saves).
* For Game Saves storage through the device UI/UX, see [Managing Game Saves through the device](https://docs.xbox.com/build/core-features/common/game-save/game-saves-walkthroughs-and-samples.md#managing-game-saves-through-the-device).

## Console-specific local storage system

Persistent local storage (PLS) is a special local storage system available on the console. This storage system doesn’t map directly to Game Saves; however, consider PLS when designing content‑distribution solutions. For more information, see [Local storage on XBOX console](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/storage/local-storage.md).

## Limits and quotas

The maximum data that a user can save for each title is 256 MB. This limit also applies to machine provider storage. You can contact your Developer Partner Manager (DPM) to get a storage extension for their title. To find out how much storage remains in a title, call the appropriate "get quota" API, shown as follows.

* GameSaveFiles: [XGameSaveFilesGetRemainingQuota](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/system/xgamesavefiles/functions/xgamesavefilesgetremainingquota.md)
* GameSaves:  [XGameSaveGetRemainingQuota](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/system/xgamesave/functions/xgamesavegetremainingquota.md)

For information about how Game Saves syncs data between cloud and local storage, see [Understanding the Game Saves sync flow](https://docs.xbox.com/build/core-features/common/game-save/game-saves-syncing.md).

## Reference API documentation

* [XGameSave (API contents)](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/system/xgamesave/xgamesave_members.md)
  * Functions
    * [XGameSaveGetRemainingQuota](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/system/xgamesave/functions/xgamesavegetremainingquota.md)
* [XGameSaveFiles (API contents)](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/system/xgamesavefiles/xgamesavefiles_members.md)
  * Functions
    * [XGameSaveFilesGetRemainingQuota](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/system/xgamesavefiles/functions/xgamesavefilesgetremainingquota.md)

## See also

[Game Saves TOC](https://docs.xbox.com/build/core-features/common/game-save/game-saves-toc.md)


## Related topics

- [Game Saves overview](https://docs.xbox.com/build/core-features/common/game-save/game-saves-overview.md)
- [Game save](https://docs.xbox.com/build/core-features/common/game-save/index.md)
- [Game saves (contents)](https://docs.xbox.com/build/core-features/common/game-save/game-saves-toc.md)
- [Game Saves walkthroughs and samples](https://docs.xbox.com/build/core-features/common/game-save/game-saves-walkthroughs-and-samples.md)
- [Understanding the Game Saves sync flow](https://docs.xbox.com/build/core-features/common/game-save/game-saves-syncing.md)