Data Storage Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2008
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Total debt amount available under revolving credit facility				$ 100,000
Total debt amount available under revolving credit facility	100,292us-gaap_LineOfCredit
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	4,500us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense		1,500us-gaap_LeaseAndRentalExpense
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net	32,065us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet	27,570us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
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Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Interest Rate On Debt Under Revolving Credit Facility Excluding Prime Rate	5.00%
Maximum [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Interest Rate On Debt Under Revolving Credit Facility Excluding Prime Rate	37.50%
Garden City [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Description of rental payment	Monthly payments ranging from $6,056 to $6,617 plus a portion of the operating expenses through June 2014.
Garden City [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	6,056
Garden City [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	6,617
Warwick, RI [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	2,324
Warwick, RI [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	2,460
Waltham, MA [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease Expiration Date			Jan. 31, 2019
Operating Leases, Rent Expense			$ 29,000

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