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I just checked and found the backup expanded from about 2.5GB to 5GB. How come? Have we really been submitted that much material? Or is the backup scrip not working as in should? [[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 05:04, 11 December 2013 (GMT)
 
I just checked and found the backup expanded from about 2.5GB to 5GB. How come? Have we really been submitted that much material? Or is the backup scrip not working as in should? [[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 05:04, 11 December 2013 (GMT)
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== IMPORTANT request to improve backups ==
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How about GZipping the daily .sql dump? This should reduce it by about 2/3 - making for a much easier download. [[User:Robin|Robin]] ([[User talk:Robin|talk]]) 02:00, 5 January 2014 (GMT)

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Site Backup discussion

Backup Size

I just checked and found the backup expanded from about 2.5GB to 5GB. How come? Have we really been submitted that much material? Or is the backup scrip not working as in should? Robin (talk) 05:04, 11 December 2013 (GMT)

IMPORTANT request to improve backups

How about GZipping the daily .sql dump? This should reduce it by about 2/3 - making for a much easier download. Robin (talk) 02:00, 5 January 2014 (GMT)