Clear Backup Files

Administration tools ::: tool_clearbackupfiles
Maintained by Shubhendra Doiphode
Course backups can be an expensive task at times. It could take loads of unnecessary space and memory on the server. Administrators can clear backup files on the server to free the server space.

Clear Backup Files 4.1, release 2

Moodle 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
Released: Tuesday, August 6, 2024, 2:50 AM
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tool_clearbackupfiles

This admin tool clears all backup files from the server. It is useful for freeing up space from dev and test servers once they are refreshed from production.

It also gives a report og how many mbz files were deleting clearing how much space.

Instructions: the backup files can be deleted from /admin/tool/clearbackupfiles/index.php and you can find logs at /report/log/index.php. The default moodle events is used to create log entry.

Version information

Version build number
2024080500
Version release name
4.1, release 2
Maturity
Stable version
MD5 Sum
0a29ac9f9e6e1606ecfad54602707a82
Supported software
Moodle 3.9, Moodle 3.10, Moodle 3.11, Moodle 4.0, Moodle 4.1, Moodle 4.2, Moodle 4.3, Moodle 4.4

Version control information

Version control system (VCS)
GIT
VCS repository URL
VCS branch
master
VCS tag
04d817083ef909432408917b2db19daa10c27ef2

Default installation instructions for plugins of the type Administration tools

  1. Make sure you have all the required versions.
  2. Download and unpack the module.
  3. Place the folder (eg "mytool") in the "admin/tool" subdirectory.
  4. Visit http://yoursite.com/admin to finish the installation