My packages/backups folder has become very large (115Mb) and is about half the total size of the forum according to cPanel Disk Space Usage. I wonder, do I dare delete the backups? What do you recommend folks?
If all your installed mods are working fine, then yes, you can delete the files in that folder. Those backups are created when you install or uninstall a mod - they contain a backup of all your forum files from before the (un)installation so you can easily restore it to the previous state if something goes wrong during the process.
OK I see. No wonder it get so big! Just to indicate what the /backup folder shows I attach a screenshot here so you can see what I've been doing! It is working OK but if I do delete, should it just be the files leaving the folder there?
Thanks
Leave the folder. You can remove the tar.gz archives since they are the actual backup archives.
All archives gone and thanks for your help. I'll mark the topic solved.
Glad you got it sorted out. If you have further questions feel free to start a new topic :)
Is it safe to delete the archives within the packages folder as well? Not only the backups?
You can, but it will remove the ability to uninstall the modification, if it is installed. If it's an old version of a modification or not installed, you can delete it without any problems.
Quote from: 青山 素子 on August 27, 2012, 03:48:28 PM
You can, but it will remove the ability to uninstall the modification, if it is installed. If it's an old version of a modification or not installed, you can delete it without any problems.
Got ya, thanks.