Storage

Items can be stored in the player's inventory or in certain furniture placed in the yard or Workshop. Most storage-type pieces of furniture can hold a small number of items, and a handful of them can hold many items.

Both the player's inventory space and two of the four types of storage boxes can be upgraded to have larger capacity. Expanding the inventory costs gols, whereas upgrading storage boxes consumes the smaller storage box.

Using storage[]

Storage boxes are used for storing large amounts of other items. Each storage slot in the boxes can take a stack of up to 999 of the same item. The items placed in a storage box are not visible from the outside.

Once a box is placed in the player's Workshop it can be dyed using Pigments or renamed.

Sorting[]

“	All Storage Boxes in your yard can be managed by the storage drop-down interface from each storage. The Worktable, Assembly Station, and production machines can all consume items directly from the Storage Boxes.	„
— Loading screen tip

“	If you press the "Sort All" button in your Inventory, you can sort all identical items into a storage box at once.	„
— Loading screen tip

The contents of every storage box are accessible to the player when crafting at the Worktable or any other station. The player can also access the contents of all of their storage boxes by interacting with any of them and using the storage drop-down interface. The boxes in the list are sorted by their name alphabetically.

The player can sort the items in their inventory into their storage boxes automatically by pressing the "Sort All" button on the storage screen. An item in the player's inventory will be moved into the storage box where at least one identical item is, provided there is enough room in the box to place the new item.

Upgrading the storage[]

The following content only applies to the Android and iOS versions of My Time at Portia.
Comments: Cannot upgrade boxes on mobile. Must instead manually move items from smaller box to larger box.^[1]

Upgrading a Wooden Storage to a Metal Storage

The player can replace an in-use storage box with a bigger one by placing a larger box in their active toolbar slot and interacting with the box they want to replace. The interaction button must be held down until the upgrade is complete. The new box will keep the name and contents of the old box but not the color.

Upgrading a box will simply replace the smaller box with the bigger box in its place. This saves the player the trouble of moving their smaller box, putting the big box in its place, then having to manually move their items into the bigger box. However, upgrading a box consumes the smaller box (ex. the player will not get their Wooden Storage back if they upgraded it to a Metal Storage). Metal Storage can also be upgraded to Safety Box; Wooden Storage can also be upgraded to Safety Box without having to upgrade to Metal Storage first. Higher tier storage cannot be downgraded to a lower tier box, however.

The player does not need to complete any special missions or meet any requirements in order to be able to upgrade storage boxes, other than being able to craft or buy a bigger box.

Helper's Storage Box cannot be used to upgrade other storage boxes.

Helpers[]

“	Once you have Ack or a spouse, you can give them a dedicated Helper Storage. They will only use items from that storage.	„
— Loading screen tip

Helper's Storage Box is the only storage box which contents are accessible to the player's helper. The player can store the items their helper needs to fulfill various workshop tasks, like feeding farm animals or refueling crafting stations, in the dedicated storage box.

List of storage[]

The items in the tables below can be placed on the ground anywhere inside the player's house or their yard. The player can interact with a storage box or the following furniture items after placing them to place other items within its storage slots.

Storage boxes[]

Storage boxes can be crafted by the player using the Worktable. Some storage boxes can also be bought from shops. Storage boxes can store stacks of items, but will not display any of the items placed within them.

Item	Name	Capacity	Recipe source	Access by helper	Size
Wooden Storage	Wooden Storage	20	Level 1 Worktable	No	1x1
Metal Storage	Metal Storage	30	Level 2 Worktable	No	1x1
Helper's Storage Box	Helper's Storage Box	60	Level 3 Worktable	Yes	1x1
Safety Box	Safety Box	60	Portia Museum	No	1x1

Furniture storage[]

Furniture storage slot

Some furniture pieces have storage slots that can be used to display other items as decoration, though items cannot provide any stat bonuses when placed in the storage slots. Unlike storage boxes, each furniture storage slot can only store and display a single item at a time, meaning that stacks of items cannot be stored in furniture.

Some storage furniture, like the Moving Closet, Plant Rack, or Weapon Rack, can only store and display certain types of items, while the Television Stand is an even more specialized piece of furniture which can only have the Television relic placed on it.

Item	Name	Stat bonus	Capacity	Item types	Appearance of contents	Size	⁠⁠
Banquet Table	Banquet Table	None	20	Food	Table top	8x8	2
Bookshelf	Bookshelf	Max ⁠⁠ +15	3	Accessories Headgear Food Small items	On shelves	1x2	1
Cupboard	Cupboard	Max ⁠⁠ +18	8	Accessories Headgear Food Plants Small items Medium items	On shelves	1x4	1
Dark Coffee Table	Dark Coffee Table	Max ⁠⁠ +6	2	Accessories Headgear Food Plants Small items Medium items	Table top	1x2	2
Dining Table	Dining Table	Max ⁠⁠ +6	1	Accessories Headgear Food Plants Small items Medium items	Table top	2x2	1
Double Door Wooden Cabinet	Double Door Wooden Cabinet	Attack +4	1	Accessories Headgear Food Plants Small items Medium items	On top	1x2	N/A
Double Drawer	Double Drawer	Max ⁠⁠ +11	1	Accessories Headgear Food Plants Small items Medium items	On top	2x2	N/A
File Cabinet	File Cabinet	Max ⁠⁠ +8	4	Accessories Headgear Food Small items	On shelves	1x2	1
Large Bookshelf	Large Bookshelf	Max ⁠⁠ +12	10	Accessories Headgear Food Small items	On shelves	1x4	1
Large Office Desk	Large Office Desk	None	3	Accessories Headgear Food Plants Small items Medium items	Table top	2x4	N/A
Layered Bookshelf	Layered Bookshelf	Attack +6	4	Accessories Headgear Food Small items	On shelves	1x2	N/A
Meeting Table	Meeting Table	Max ⁠⁠ +24	4	Accessories Headgear Food Small items	Table top	4x4	2
Mini-Bar	Mini-Bar	Defense +7	5	Accessories Headgear Food Plants Small items	On counter	1x4	1
Moving Closet	Moving Closet	None	12	Clothing	Inside	1x4	1
Multi-purpose Tea Table	Multi-purpose Tea Table	Max ⁠⁠ +4	3	Accessories Headgear Food Plants Small items Medium items	Table top	2x4	2
One-legged Dining Table	One-legged Dining Table	Max ⁠⁠ +16	4	Accessories Headgear Food Small items	Table top	2x2	1
Plant Rack	Plant Rack	None	6	Plants	On shelves	2x3	N/A
Sandbox Table	Sandbox Table	Defense +16	8	Accessories Headgear Food Plants Small items Medium items	Table top	2x3	2
Showcase	Showcase	None	8	Accessories Headgear Food Small items	On shelves	1x3	N/A
Simple Desk	Simple Desk	Max ⁠⁠ +8	1	Accessories Headgear Food Plants Small items Medium items	Table top	2x3	2
Small Flower Rack	Small Flower Rack	Max ⁠⁠ +10	2	Accessories Headgear Food Plants Small items Medium items	On top	1x2	N/A
Square Table	Square Table	Defense +14	8	Accessories Headgear Food Plants Small items Medium items	Table top	3x4	2
Stone Table	Stone Table	Max ⁠⁠ +7	1	Accessories Headgear Food Plants Small items Medium items	Table top	2x2	1
Tea Table	Tea Table	Max ⁠⁠ +4	1	Accessories Headgear Food Plants Small items Medium items	Table top	1x2	1
Television Stand	Television Stand	None	1	Television only	On top	2x3	1
Weapon Rack	Weapon Rack	None	5	Tools and weapons	On top	1x3	1
Wooden Drawers	Wooden Drawers	Max ⁠⁠ +10	1	Accessories Headgear Food Plants Small items Medium items	On top	1x1	2
Wooden Table	Wooden Table	Max ⁠⁠ +3	2	Accessories Headgear Food Plants Small items Medium items	Table top	2x3	N/A
Work Desk	Work Desk	Max ⁠⁠ +9	2	Accessories Headgear Food Plants Small items Medium items	Table top	2x4	1