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Guild Wars 2 Deposit Materials: Inventory Cleanup Guide

Learn how to deposit materials in Guild Wars 2, open loot bags with Use All, choose bigger bags, and decide when to sell on the Trading Post.

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Deposit all materials from the inventory

steps

  1. Open your inventory.
  2. Click the box with a downward arrow in the top-right of the inventory.
  3. Eligible crafting materials leave your character inventory and move into material storage automatically if that storage has space.
  4. Use this button regularly while leveling, because inventory fills up very fast and you will pick up a lot of materials.
  5. Upgrade material storage when you can, since materials take up bag space quickly and you will need many of them later.

FAQ

What happens when you deposit all materials in Guild Wars 2?

Eligible crafting materials are moved out of your character inventory into material storage automatically. The deposit only works for items that can be stored there, and it needs available space in material storage.

Where do deposited materials go in Guild Wars 2?

Deposited materials go to material storage. Material storage works like bank storage for crafting and crafting-adjacent items, and items in the bank can be accessed by any character and from crafting stations.

Use All for loot bags

An inventory interface with various items, a tooltip displaying options including 'Use All.'

An inventory screen showing assorted items and a tooltip with the option to 'Use All.'

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steps

  1. Right-click a stack of loot bags.
  2. Choose Use All instead of opening each bag one by one.
  3. Let the full stack open or consume at once.
  4. Type open in the inventory search bar to reveal loot bags you may have missed from enemies or events.

Inventory controls, search, and one-box display

Gameplay showing inventory interface with items and gear icon for customization.

The inventory screen displays items and a gear icon for customization options.

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steps

  1. Click the gear icon next to the deposit button to open inventory customization options.
  2. Hide your bags if you want the whole inventory to appear as one large box instead of separate bag sections.
  3. Use the search bar at the top of the inventory to find a specific item by name or keyword.
  4. Search for open when your inventory looks clean but you suspect unopened containers are still sitting in your bags.

Bigger bags and special bag types

Buy bigger bags from the Trading Post when bag space becomes a regular problem. An early practical upgrade is to search the Trading Post for 18 slot bags.

comparison

Normal bags

Normal bags can hold any item. If you do not want to manage bag rules, use normal bags for everything.

Special sorting bags

Equipment bags prioritize gear, craftsman bags prioritize crafting materials, and oiled bags prioritize junk items.

Invisible bags

Invisible bags hide items from vendors and the Trading Post, and their contents are not auto-sorted into material storage.

Shared inventory slots, wallet, and wardrobe

An open inventory screen within a game showing various items arranged in slots.

The inventory screen displays items in shared slots at the top of the interface.

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Shared inventory slots can be bought in the gem store and appear on every character on your account. Put items there when you want to use them across characters without transferring them through the bank.

The coin icon in the bottom-left opens your wallet, which shows the currencies available on your account.

Wardrobe storage lets you search through most skins in the game and the skins you have personally unlocked.

Selling items on the Trading Post

steps

  1. Open the Trading Post to buy or sell items from anywhere.
  2. Search for early bags or equipment if you need more storage or stronger gear.
  3. Sell items on the Trading Post when they have value beyond vendor junk.
  4. Use GW2efficiency.com if you want to see the full gold value of your material storage.

Vendor or Trading Post

Should you sell items to a vendor or the Trading Post?

Sell clear junk to a vendor when you only need to clear space.

Use the Trading Post for items with market value, because items usually sell for more there than to a vendor.

For pricier items, place a sell listing or buy order instead of instant selling or instant buying if you are willing to wait.

Materials to keep for later crafting

Identify gear and salvage unwanted gear

steps

  1. Salvage gear you do not need.
  2. Keep the materials you get from salvaging in material storage.
  3. Ask a casual guild if you are unsure whether an item should be salvaged or kept.

Finished task and event items

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