Can you use FTP to find out the names and the modification times ot those files?
I have logged on to my host and taken a copy of the file named
backup_2013-03-18-2047_non_alpha_name_fa2339e91a00-others.zip.tmp
this one is 153.15Mb.
I have deleted another load of files of a similar size
The filename of that file indicates that it was created at 20:47 on 18th March (i.e. today). That was only about 10 minutes before you created this report. So I don’t think that that one can be contributing to your problem. Are there any others?
UpdraftPlus has a reaper which deletes temporary files (files ending in .tmp) that are over 24 hours old. What version of UpdraftPlus do you have? (Are you running an old version from before the reaper’s existence?). Or do you run very many backups each day, so even 24 hours’ worth is too much?
Running Version 1.4.48 updraftplus.
I have set it to do a backup weekly for the last couple of weeks.
Daily was to often.
Sadly I have deleted a load of older tmp files before I wrote this post.
Just checked and the folder is full of very large tmp files again.
Will have to wait and see if they get deleted tomorrow night
Just checked my Host with the FTP and found the following files still on there.
In the location
/wp-content/updraft
First large file
backup_2013-03-18-2047_non_alpha_name_fa2339e91a00-others.zip.tmp.27jIYp
Largest file 771,482,232
backup_2013-03-18-2047_non_alpha_name_fa2339e91a00-others.zip.tmp.E3OlZI
Last file
backup_2013-03-18-2040_non_alpha_name_93188ce74f2a-others.zip.tmp.RI29lZ
Total file size 4,344,488,639
plus 6 X zip folders
first one
backup_2013-03-18-2040_non_alpha_name_93188ce74f2a-plugins.zip
5 more very large files after the logs
this is the first one
backup_2013-03-18-2040_non_alpha_name_93188ce74f2a-others.zip.tmp
Now it is definitely more than 24 hours since they were created.
The logs go from creation date 01/03/2013 to the 19/03/2013
Last one named log.93188ce74f2a.txt
Hi,
Ah, I see.
Those files aren’t created directly by UpdraftPlus, but by PHP’s zip-handling library. That is why UpdraftPlus was not aware of them and did not clean them up (PHP itself apparently doesn’t).
However, the file names appear to match a predictable pattern, so I’ve added them to the list of files that get cleaned as junk after 24 hours.
The fix is in the development version, which you can get from:
http://downloads.wp.xz.cn/plugin/updraftplus.zip
(De-install your present version, then install that one). Or alternatively, wait until next week when it’ll be released (if it passes testing).
David
I have put a photograph of most of the files contained in the updraft folder
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x45ye8oemfjp9s8/Updraftplus%20files.jpg
You will see the size of them amounts to a lot of space been used.
Hi,
Did you spot my post? It contained the solution for your issue.
David
Sorry David so busy getting the photograph online didn’t realise you had responded.
If I replace my version and ask it to make a backup now will it remove the older files or do I have to remove them myself.
It’ll remove them itself, once a new backup is started, and as long as they’re at least 24 hours old.
Cheers, will try the new version now.
