# Residential Proxies Info / FAQ

#### Remaining Bandwidth / Check Bandwidth

This section shows your remaining balance of residential proxy data (in GB). Once your balance reaches 0GB, your residential proxies will stop working. To add more data, you can use the **Buy Data** button to top up your balance.

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#### Q: When do I need to regenerate residential proxy lists?

You only need to regenerate your proxy list if you change your password or run out of remaining bandwidth. If you run out of data and later purchase more, your existing proxy list will continue to work and does **not** need to be regenerated.

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#### Q: When I generate residential proxies, are they only valid for 60 minutes? Do I have to regenerate my proxy list afterward?

No, you do **not** need to regenerate your proxy list. Your proxies will continue to work unless you change your password or run out of remaining bandwidth.

For IP Royal Residential Proxies, the **60 minutes** refers to automatic IP rotation that happens in the background. This does **not** interrupt your proxy access.

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#### Q: Can I generate multiple proxy lists?

Yes, you can generate as many proxy lists as you like. All previously generated residential proxy lists will continue to work even after creating new ones.

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#### Q: Why is my data burning when I’m not using the proxies?

It is not possible for data to be consumed without usage. This usually means:

* Something may still be running and using the data unknowingly, or
* The application using the proxies has a memory leak and is consuming data in the background.

To resolve this:

1. Restart all applications/bots and/or servers.
2. If the issue continues, use the **Refresh Password** button to reset your credentials.\
   \&#xNAN;*Note: You will need to generate new proxy lists after refreshing your password.*

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#### Q: How large of a residential proxy list should I generate/use?

We generally recommend generating a proxy list that is at least **10x the number of total concurrent tasks/threads** you plan to run. This ensures your tasks have extra IPs available to rotate to in case of errors.


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