Monitoring transfer usage

Monitoring transfer-usage

The Transfer Usage Stats page can tell you which files are most accessed from your blog, how often they were viewed, and their transfer amount in KB (kilobytes). Monitoring this information can help you remain within your monthly transfer-usage allotment.

Starting May 1, 2006, you will either be charged for transfer-usage overages for any months that you exceed your limit, or your blog will be put on hold once you reach your transfer-usage limit for that month. If put on hold, your blog will be re-enabled at the start of the next billing month. Contact your blog provider to determine if you will be charged or your blog will be put on hold if you exceed your transfer-usage limit.

To monitor transfer-usage:

1.	On your Control Panel, click the Dashboard tab.

2.	From the Options list below the Dashboard tab, click the Site Stats link. The Web Stats page opens.

3.	In the Detailed Stats section, click the Transfer Usage link. The Transfer Usage Stats page opens.

4.	From the drop-down list, choose the time period for which you want to see transfer-usage data.

5.	Use the data to determine if you should remove certain files from your blog, or disable file sourcing. To disable file sourcing, see Prohibiting linking to content on your blog.

6.	To sort the data, click the Hits and Transfer Used column headers.