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 **Q:** How can I calculate how much disk space I need to record a certain number of days of video from my camera??\\ **Q:** How can I calculate how much disk space I need to record a certain number of days of video from my camera??\\
 **A:** A 1Mbit/s bitrate generates approximately 11 gigabytes of data per day. Accordingly, a camera with a CBR bitrate of 4 Mbit/s will require about 44 gigabytes of data per day. So, do the math, just using multiplication.\\ **A:** A 1Mbit/s bitrate generates approximately 11 gigabytes of data per day. Accordingly, a camera with a CBR bitrate of 4 Mbit/s will require about 44 gigabytes of data per day. So, do the math, just using multiplication.\\
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 +**Q:** How does the "Maximum retention (days)" option work for cameras?\\
 +**A:** This setting defines the upper limit of how many days of video a specific camera can store. During archive rotation, the system first checks if the camera’s archive exceeds this limit. If it does, the oldest video is deleted until the limit is met. Only after this step does the regular cleanup process run for all cameras, ensuring even distribution of available storage. This allows you to strictly cap one camera’s history in days while giving others more space. If storage runs out, even cameras with fewer days recorded will still have their oldest data removed proportionally, along with the others.\\
  
 **Q:** What is the recommended OS for installing WolfRecorder?\\ **Q:** What is the recommended OS for installing WolfRecorder?\\
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