Moodle Plugins directory: Clear Backup Files: Versions: 4.1, release 3 | Moodle.org

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 3
Moodle 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5
Released: miércoles, 29 enero 2025, 9:42 PM
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 of how many .mbz files were deleted and how much space was cleared.
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 are used to create log entries.
Version information
- Version build number
- 2025012900
- Version release name
- 4.1, release 3
- Maturity
- Stable version
- MD5 Sum
- 4d67a50bd4b1ed1c5cfbc5b999effc86
- Supported software
- Moodle 4.1, Moodle 4.2, Moodle 4.3, Moodle 4.4, Moodle 4.5
- Latest release for Moodle 4.1
- Latest release for Moodle 4.2
- Latest release for Moodle 4.3
- Latest release for Moodle 4.4
- Latest release for Moodle 4.5
Version control information
- Version control system (VCS)
- GIT
- VCS repository URL
- VCS branch
- master
Default installation instructions for plugins of the type Administration tools
- Make sure you have all the required versions.
- Download and unpack the module.
- Place the folder (eg "mytool") in the "admin/tool" subdirectory.
- Visit http://yoursite.com/admin to finish the installation