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# How storage works

This section covers the primary methods for storing data on Filecoin and how Filecoin relates to IPFS.

## Table of contents

* [Filecoin and IPFS](/getting-started/how-storage-works/filecoin-and-ipfs.md) — how Filecoin and IPFS work together for storage and retrieval
* [Upload to Filecoin](/getting-started/how-storage-works/upload-to-filecoin.md) — the fastest path to storing data on the network
* [Storage onramps](/getting-started/how-storage-works/storage-onramps.md) — managed services for ingesting data into Filecoin
* [Filecoin Plus](/getting-started/how-storage-works/filecoin-plus.md) — a program that subsidizes storage for verified clients

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