Akeeba Backup for Joomla!

#21540 9 Large temp files and JPA file created

Posted in ‘Akeeba Backup for Joomla! 4 & 5’

This is a public ticket

Everybody will be able to see its contents. Do not include usernames, passwords or any other sensitive information.

Environment Information

Joomla! version

n/a

PHP version

n/a

Akeeba Backup version

n/a

Latest post by nicholas on Tuesday, 25 November 2014 15:54 CST

Tuesday, 25 November 2014 12:37 CST

scottsystems

I have been using akeeba backup for years. Have installed to a site and performed first backup. Took a while, but completed ok. It created the JPA file but also there are now 9 (J01-J09) files that are 2GB each. I have never seen this before. Does this have to do with a large amount of download files and videos that are on the site?

I am not sure if I need to keep those or delete them. They usually disappear once the JPA is done creating right?

Thanks for your help and advice.

Keith, Mark and Cory

Tuesday, 25 November 2014 12:50 CST

scottsystems

here's the log file

Tuesday, 25 November 2014 15:54 CST

nicholas

Does this have to do with a large amount of download files and videos that are on the site?

Yes. Akeeba Backup will back up all files on your site unless you explicitly state otherwise. 18Gb backups are not unheard of when you have tons of media.

I am not sure if I need to keep those or delete them. They usually disappear once the JPA is done creating right?

Wrong. These are parts of the backup archive. In order to restore your site you need ALL of these files (.jpa, .j01, .j02, ...). Exactly as documented.

Pro tip: search your log file for the words large file. It will tell you which are the large files, where they are and how big they are. I can see a 139Mb ZIP in the site's root and a lot of large files in the downloads folder. Perhaps you'd like to exclude them from the backup using the Files and Directories Exclusion feature of Akeeba Backup.

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!

Support