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Record your data directory size and free disk space before and after a normal day. Note recording hours, enabled inputs, and any retention or archive settings. Use the installed app’s storage controls rather than manually deleting database files.Copy this prompt
Use this in Screenpipe chat or an assistant with the required connections. Replace the brackets with your details. If the assistant lacks access, provide a reviewed excerpt; a prompt alone does not connect it to your history.Check the result
Check whether older text, screenshots, and audio are still available after your chosen policy takes effect. Confirm that a retained report does not point to evidence you have already removed.See a worked example
See a worked example
For a fictional measured net increase of 2 GB per day, 14 days projects to 28 GB before extra headroom. This is arithmetic for planning, not a Screenpipe benchmark. Compression, audio, displays, cleanup, and workload can change the result.
Go deeper: setup choices and edge cases
Go deeper: setup choices and edge cases
A retention window answers how long to keep data; an archive setting answers where another copy may live. Neither implies that an exported CSV, an agent memory file, or a backup is removed too.Before moving or backing up the local database, fully quit Screenpipe and use the storage guidance. Keep the copy protected and verify a restore before relying on it. A successful copy operation alone is not a restore test. Avoid opening a live database on an unreliable network drive.