# Storage Management (NEP-145)

* NEAR tokens are locked in smart contracts to pay for data storage - storage staking&#x20;
* Contract has to pay for storage from its own balance
* NEAR is refunded when storage is cleared from the contracts and can be withdrawn from the contract&#x20;
* 100kb = 1 NEAR&#x20;

[https://nomicon.io/Standards/StorageManagement](https://nomicon.io/Standards/StorageManagement)
