What is the formula to figure out how much disk space I need for my senors logs

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I have seen it here before, but I just cant find it. I need to figure out how much disk space I need for my sensor logs.

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Hello there,

On Detailed System Requirements page is mentioned the following:

"You need about 200 KB of disk space per sensor per day (for sensors with 60 second interval)."

See also the table here.

Kind regards,

Erhard

Feb, 2017 - Permalink

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