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#15254 backup size rise from 40 to 800 mb

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Latest post by nicholas on Friday, 01 March 2013 01:47 CST

user67836

runned konnfiguration assistent and splite size to 99 mb.

atachement is 9,5 mb big!

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/j72eie0230eu1mr/KlJPsSCGN9

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager

Tobias,

I can't remember if I have told you, but the best way to find out why a backup is HUGE is to search the log for the phrase "large file". Here are the search results which show both the files and their sizes in bytes:

INFO |130228 12:50:23|Breaking step _before_ large file: <root>/old/administrator/components/com_akeeba/backup/site-www.santegra.de-20130225-121502.jpa - size: 70662146

INFO |130228 12:50:27|Breaking step _before_ large file: <root>/old/administrator/components/com_akeeba/backup/site-www.santegra.de-20130225-091059.jpa - size: 70074674

and so on. You are backing up old backup archives found under the /old site directory. Go to Files and Directories Exclusion page and exclude the old directory or, at least, the old/administrator/components/com_akeeba/backup directory.

In 100% of "backup file too large" cases this is what happens: the user has forgotten that he's backing up another site and its backups.

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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user67836

Good Morning and thank you very much.

You are a lifesafer.

Tobias from Germany

nicholas
Akeeba Staff
Manager

You're welcome, Tobias!

Nicholas K. Dionysopoulos

Lead Developer and Director

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