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SMF Support => SMF 2.1.x Support => Topic started by: Liviu Lalescu on February 11, 2022, 03:23:41 PM

Title: About cleanup of backup-ed database
Post by: Liviu Lalescu on February 11, 2022, 03:23:41 PM
Hello,

I just upgraded from SMF 2.0.19 to SMF 2.1.0 using large upgrade, and selected (by default) the backup of the database. Now I have the useful parts ("smf_fet_admin_info_files, ...) and the non-useful parts ("backup_smf_fet_admin_info_files, ...). What should I do with the "backup_*" tables? I could remove them, or is there a particular automatic option for this, or should I leave them?

I have a backup of the current database, of course.
Title: Re: About cleanup of backup-ed database
Post by: Arantor on February 11, 2022, 03:25:05 PM
If you have a backup yourself (not on the server), you can delete them. There is no automated tool for this.
Title: Re: About cleanup of backup-ed database
Post by: Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen on February 11, 2022, 03:25:35 PM
After you have made sure everything is working as it should, you can just remove the backup_ tables.
They are basically only a failsafe measure.

EDIT: I think I'm gonna give up and go to sleep, I'm getting slow :P
Title: Re: About cleanup of backup-ed database
Post by: Liviu Lalescu on February 11, 2022, 03:30:29 PM
Thank you both!  :)
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