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Is it safe to delete files in pictrs_data? (lemmy.lucitt.social)

submitted 1 year ago by Eddie@lemmy.lucitt.social to c/lemmy_support@lemmy.ml

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For some reason on my self hosted lemmy instance, I've managed to accumulate about 50GB worth of data inside my pictrs docker volume. I'm the only person on my instance and I've never uploaded any photos to my server other than my profile photo, profile banner, and site logo. Shouldn't all photos be hosted on other instances?

If it is not safe to simply delete the folders within the _data folder, how would I go about clearing out these files without it harming my server? Thanks in advance, as you can probably tell, I'm definitely new to self hosting my own social services. Thank you!

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[–] chickenf622@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Best bet to see if it would break stuff is to just rename the folder (and make a new one with the same name to be safe). Keep browsing regularly for a few days/weeks to see if anything breaks. My educated guess is it's probably caching data from other instances.