Home Forums Discussions Problems Empty backup folder as part of maintenance

So my AC database is about 3gb, but the 400gb partition on the server was almost full. It turns out that you must delete old AC backup files regularly from the BACKUP directory, otherwise they accumulate!

Thought this info might be helpful to those who did not know, like me! Just trying to "payback" for all the helpful info I have received on this board.

Best,
Al.

Thanks.

Back in old threads on this board are some scripts you can use to automatically clean out the old backups.
I never got around to trying them -- I just do it manually, but seems like a good idea.
Maybe Sandeep can find them and republish them.

If you open up notepad

Enter the following line:

• "C:\Amazing Charts\Backup" is the path to your AC Folder.
• The 30 means clear files older than 30 days. Adjust accordingly.

Then save the file with the extension .bat, that will create a batch file which you can click to run the script. You can also use the task scheduler to make it run on a daily basis.

It's a very useful script. You can use it to clear old faxes in the fax console (Mainpine users) or clear old backups on an external drive.