How to store items in your Starfield ship explained

Your spaceship has much bigger and deeper pockets to chuck stuff into, but if you do have some naughty contraband on you, you’ll need to make sure you have shielded cargo.

We have a handy dandy guide on Starfield storage in general, too, if you need even more trunk for your junk.

It’s worth noting that you can store a great deal more at your outposts and can access everything at once if you set up cargo links between them.

There’s also the tried and true Bethesda method of dumping everything on your companions - but even they have their limits.

How to store items in your Starfield ship explained

On the left-hand side of your ship’s cockpit, you will see a terminal which brings up the cargo menu when you interact with it. From here, you can decant or take stuff from your ship as you see fit.

There is a limit, however, and you may have to increase your ship's cargo in the ship builder if you really can’t bring yourself to part with your digital detritus, much to the chagrin of Marie Kondo.

As we alluded to earlier, shielded cargo allows you to place contraband items in your cargo hold to ensure United Colonies scanners don’t detect anything.

You can also flip between your inventory and cargo hold when talking to a vendor, meaning you don’t have to take everything you wish to sell with you ,if you do muster the courage to get rid of some of your worldly (universally?) possessions.

Read more on Starfield:

• Starfield review - our final verdict
• Starfield missions list - how far are you?
• Starfield tips and tricks - how to get started
• Starfield romance - all potential relationships
• Starfield character creation - all your options explained
• Starfield digipick - how to lockpick
• How long is Starfield? The hours you'll need
• Will Starfield ever come to PS5? Developer comments
• Starfield cast - all voice actors
• Starfield companions - who to recruit
• Starfield soundtrack - how to listen
• Starfield storage guide - don't be overburdened
• Starfield FOV - change your point of view
• Starfield FPS - developers explain 30fps
• Starfield PC requirements - specs needed
• Starfield performance - potential fixes
• Starfield factions - all possible groups

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