Animal Crossing: What To Do If You're Running Out Of Storage
Some Animal Crossing: New Horizons players are running out of storage space even after completely upgrading their homes, but there are solutions. Similar to real life, not having enough space for items can be debilitating. New Horizons fans may feel they've hit a road block with construction, feeling unmotivated to progress in the game. Luckily there are tips and tricks on how to manage space and maximize storage so players can continue creating more fluidly.
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. These upgrades allow for more room, making island construction much easier as time goes on. A fully upgraded house in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is pricey, but gives players a maximum of 1600 storage slots.
While 1600 may seem like a lot, players often lament it's still not enough storage space. It's highly unlikely Nintendo will add more storage, but there's plenty of things Animal Crossing: New Horizons players can do to get around this hoarding hiccup.
The most obvious solution is selling things that aren't currently serving a purpose by cleaning house with a Marie Kondo-like mindset. Often times, 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.
If players find it hard to part with items, there is a way to increase storage space for a maximum of 12,800 spots! 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 8 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/homes that have been transformed into restaurants, gyms, and more. If making a restaurant, for example, players can set out all stored kitchen and furniture items they want used in the restaurant — along with any other items that won't fit in the current storage — on their island. After upgrading from a tent to a house on the new account, players can log in and pick up those items to place or store in the extra house. Some families already share their New Horizons island with multiple accounts, in which case users could also ask their fellow islanders to simply store items for them if both parties are comfortable with that.
It's unlikely a player will need all 8 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, giving players 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.