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#14345 Backup Size is Bloating

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Latest post by nicholas on Friday, 14 December 2012 06:10 CST

Tuesday, 11 December 2012 03:01 CST

kriru

Mandatory information about my setup:

Have I read the related troubleshooter articles above before posting (which pages?)?Yes
Have I searched the tickets before posting? Yes
Have I read the documentation before posting (which pages?)? Yes
Joomla! version: 1.5.26
PHP version: 5.3.10
MySQL version: 5.1.62
Host: (optional, but it helps us help you)
Akeeba Backup version:  3.4.3

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: Please attach a ZIP file containing your Akeeba Backup log file in order for us to help you with any backup or restoration issue. If the file is over 2Mb, please upload it on your server and post a link to it.

Description of my issue:

I have backup Pro.

I do automatic daily backup

When I first installed akeeba the backup size was 130 MB

In two months this has bloates to 500MB!!

In this interval I have uploaded just 10 articles

Why is the issue ?

Tuesday, 11 December 2012 03:06 CST

nicholas

You are probably backing up your old backups. Maybe you have some big leftover files from something. Maybe it's something else. Without the log file your guess is as good as mine. Can you please ZIP and attach the backup log file so that I can be more precise?

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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Friday, 14 December 2012 06:02 CST

kriru

Here is the log File

Friday, 14 December 2012 06:08 CST

kriru

Here is another log file . I am not sure which one is more accurate

 

 

Friday, 14 December 2012 06:10 CST

nicholas

The first thing I look for in the log in these cases is the phrase "large file". It tells me if there are any large files being backed up. Here you go:

INFO |121105 01:26:53|Breaking step _before_ large file: <root>/plugins/editors/jckeditor/typography/error_log - size: 367487867

You have a 350+ Mb error log file in JCKEditor's folder. This is what is bloating your backup.

My advice:

  • Use the File and Directory Exclusion feature of Akeeba Backup to exclude that file from the backup
  • Periodically delete that file. It's not necessary to let it bloat to several Gigabytes.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

🇬🇷Greek: native 🇬🇧English: excellent 🇫🇷French: basic • 🕐 My time zone is Europe / Athens
Please keep in mind my timezone and cultural differences when reading my replies. Thank you!

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