Cargo Storage

[Llinx (Bassa)]

I have spent HOURS gathering materials for an upgraded FSD. Wanting to take a break and do some mining, I tried buying a new ship. Says I cant as my old one has cargo on it. Is there not a place to store your goods like you can in eve? The thought of having to sell many hours of hard work of rare materials is NOT something I want to do. Do we really, honestly have no storage at all?

[Driku]

Only if you got a fleet carrier.

[ΔΙΑΚΟΣΙΑ]

Define "materials".
If it's materials for engineering, they aren't cargo and transfer seamlessly from ship to ship.

Your cargo will transfer, but only if the new ship has enough room by default.

[Holeypaladin]

Unfortunately, the only way to store cargo is to get a fleet carrier. It's probably the primary reason most people get one. But if you can afford a five billion credit fleet carrier, you have much less need to store valuable cargo.

[HamakiBCN2]

As has been said, there's a difference between "Materials" and "commodities". Materials are typically used for engineering and synthesis. as has been mentioned, transfer seamlessly form ship to ship.

These are materials:

https://inara.cz/elite/components/

Commodities, on the other hand, are items that can be sold at marketplaces in stations. These do require cargo space in the ship and won't allow to switch ships unless the new ship has enough cargo space to hold what's in the old one.

These are commodities:

https://inara.cz/elite/commodities-list/

Note: certain, rare commodities will be required as part of the requirements for an engineer unlock. In those cases, since you don't have a fleet carrier, make sure you have fulfilled all other requirements before you buy the commodities for the engineer unlock.

[funkynutz]

Are you after the pre-engineered FSD? https://elite-dangerous.fandom.com/wiki/Frame_Shift_Drive#Engineered_FSD_V1

Sell your cargo. The materials required for your FSD are still in the materials inventory, it's separate.

[Llinx (Bassa)]

Thank you all for your replies. And funkynutz... yes, thats exactly what im doing. Again, thank you all for the replies :)