# Document storage duration

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Only archived documents count toward your account's storage image limit. You can [set a default storage](/manual/readme/report-generation/setting-default-storage-duration.md) value in the report, folder or space properties. 
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You can only have 5 published reports that are not archived at a time. Delete any published reports and then delete them from the trash to continue generating reports.
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1. Follow the basic [report generation steps](/manual/readme/report-generation/generate-a-pdf.md), but click the *Document storage duration* drop-down menu before creating the report.\
   ![](/files/ZfBj5y56ypzEm2fBHrPD)
2. Choose whether to Archive the report indefinitely, or store for 1 hour, 1 day, or 7 days.\
   ![](/files/6gC8oS6EcKC4QQ25E3o3)
3. Click **Create**.


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