My backup jumped from 169mb to 593mb to 3gb within a very short amount of time and I am trying to find the cause. I have most usual file/dir excluded. I can't use SiteDiff because I use a mac.
#14954 General request for SiteDiff for Mac
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Latest post by nicholas on Saturday, 09 February 2013 15:41 CST
Friday, 08 February 2013 17:54 CST
user62794
Saturday, 09 February 2013 01:20 CST
nicholas
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Hello Kane,
Even though you are using a Mac you can still use SiteDiff. I know because I am a Mac user myself :) All you need is install DarWINE, a Windows emulator for Mac OS X. This allows you to run many Windows programs. I've tested it with SiteDiff and works just fine.
That said, you can also solve your issue by looking at the backup log. Search for the phrase "large files". You will see which are the large files being back up and their size in bytes. My educated guess is that you either have a huge error_log file in a subdirectory or you are backing up your old backups.
Even though you are using a Mac you can still use SiteDiff. I know because I am a Mac user myself :) All you need is install DarWINE, a Windows emulator for Mac OS X. This allows you to run many Windows programs. I've tested it with SiteDiff and works just fine.
That said, you can also solve your issue by looking at the backup log. Search for the phrase "large files". You will see which are the large files being back up and their size in bytes. My educated guess is that you either have a huge error_log file in a subdirectory or you are backing up your old backups.
Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos
Lead Developer and Director
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Saturday, 09 February 2013 13:01 CST
user62794
Thanks Nicholas, I will look into Darwine... I did find the issues... had to do with large file interviews I uploaded to a file for another to access and forgot about them. Got it down to a small 172mb again :)
Saturday, 09 February 2013 15:41 CST
nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager
You're welcome!
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!