Animal Crossing: What To Do If You're Running Out Of Storage

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If you've been playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons for a while, you may be running into the issue of maxing out your storage. Similar to real life, not having enough space for items can be debilitating.

If you feel like you've hit a roadblock with storage, you might be unmotivated to progress in the game. Luckily, there are tips and tricks on how to manage space and maximize storage so tiy can continue creating and hoarding—I mean putting cool items away for later. Considering that ANCH 3.0 added dozens of new items with many more variations, you now have even more stuff to collect than ever before.

Animal Crossing: How to Upgrade Storage In New Horizons 3.0

Store Up To 9,000 Items

Animal Crossing New Horizons character posing in front of a house on a slumber island

Everyone starts their New Horizons journey with limited storage. Nook Miles can be used to upgrade Animal Crossing's pocket inventory space, and players can talk to Tom Nook to upgrade their homes in exchange for Bells. Home upgrades create more storage space, making island construction and item collection much easier as you progress in the game.

Once you've maxed out your home, you can ask Nook to add even more storage by speaking to him at Resident Services. As of Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update 3.0, a fully upgraded storage space gives players 9,000 storage slots.

Here are the prices and methods for upgrading your storage in ACNH as of Update 3.0:

Storage Limit

Price

Method

80	98,000 Bells	Build a house
120	198,000 Bells	House Expansion (main room)
240	348,000 Bells	House Expansion (back room)
320	548,000 Bells	House Expansion (left room)
400	758,000 Bells	House Expansion (right room)
800	1,248,000 Bells	House Expansion (second floor)
1,600	2,498,000 Bells	House Expansion (basement)
2,400	500,000 Bells	Storage Expansion
3,200	700,000 Bells	Storage Expansion
4,000	900,000 Bells	Storage Expansion
5,000	1,200,000 Bells	Storage Expansion
7,000	1,500,000 Bells	Storage Expansion
9,000	1,800,000 Bells	Storage Expansion

Keep in mind that Storage Expansions, unlike House Expansions, must be paid in full on purchase. You can't pay them back in installments.

While 9,000 may seem like a lot, some players lament that it's still not enough storage space. Luckily, there are a number of things Animal Crossing: New Horizons players can do to get around this hoarding hiccup.

How To Make The Most Of Your Storage In New Horizons

It's Time For Some Decluttering

Animal Crossing New Horizons Running Out of Storaage

The most obvious solution to storage outages is to sell things. Try cleaning your house with a Marie Kondo-like mindset, getting rid of anything that isn't currently serving a purpose.

Often, a majority of space is taken up by crafting materials like wood, iron, and stone. If the materials are relatively easy to gather, then crafting random items and selling them can empty storage while filling the wallet. Similarly, if much of the storage space is filled with already crafted furniture, Animal Crossing players can sell or gift these unused items knowing they can easily remake them.

It's worth noting that gifting a wrapped furniture item is also a quick way to maximize friendship with a villager. Non-DIY items can also be sold, as a player can always repurchase them from Nook Shopping. Some items like souvenirs from Guilliver can NOT be repurchased, so players should check to see which Animal Crossing: New Horizons items can be reordered before selling.

Even More Storage Space For The Avid Collector

Two homes next to each other in Animal Crossing New Horizons

If you find it hard to part with items, there is a way to increase storage space even more. However, this will require time and potentially millions of Bells, depending on how much extra space is needed. By the time storage is maxed out, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players are likely to be pretty financially set, but taking advantage of the Stalk Market is a quick way to get rich if needed.

New Horizons allows up to eight different accounts on an island, and more accounts means more houses and more storage. While it will take some work to set up an additional account and transfer Bells to upgrade a new house, this allows for much more creative space and room on the island.

Some fans have created extra accounts with homes that have been transformed into restaurants, gyms, and more. If making a restaurant, for example, you can set out all the kitchen and furniture items you want used in the restaurant—along with any other items that won't fit in your current storage.

After upgrading from a tent to a house on the new account, you can log in and pick up anything you want, or store items in the extra house. Some families already share their New Horizons island with multiple accounts. In this case, you could also ask your fellow islanders to simply store items for you if both parties are comfortable with that.

You probably don't need all eight accounts for storage, but it's reassuring to know that's an option if space is lacking. Though it can be tedious, making new accounts can also extend the longevity of the game by giving you more space to work with.

Of course, there's always the option to designate a spot on the island to store items, but that can get messy. Animal Crossing: New Horizons players can also use the clean-up construction feature to keep items in the Resident Service recycling box, but should note it can only hold up to 50 items, deleting older ones if that number is surpassed.