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Marcus
Marcus Jan 18 '19

My hosting files are like 5GB and DB is like 2GB getting way to big for constantly backing it up!


Is there any optimization purging techniques I can use?


Maybe purge all messages and and newsfeed posts?

Oxwall Germany Club
Oxwall Germany Jan 21 '19

We recommend to not touch database or hosting files. One thing you can do is to purge all files in ow_smarty/template_c directory and to backup the logfiles in ow_log/ and remove them, too.


All other files and database should be added to your backup. You need to contact your hosting company or a backup specialist if you do not want to do it by yourself.

Alexander Mirvis
Alexander Mirvis Jan 30 '19
Sounds like you need a dedicated server...
Quote from Marcus

My hosting files are like 5GB and DB is like 2GB getting way to big for constantly backing it up!


Is there any optimization purging techniques I can use?


Maybe purge all messages and and newsfeed posts?


Marcus
Marcus Feb 4 '19
Im on one and space limits is what makes me nerves!