How to conserve disk space in Magento
If you have a need to conserve disk space with regard to your Magento store, consider the list of safe candidates for deletion in this article — all of which take up large amounts of disk space.
If you have a need to conserve disk space in your Magento store, consider the below list of safe candidates for deletion, all of which take up large amounts of disk space.
Magento:
- /html/var/logs: If Magento is producing an error, this syntax will be written to the log file every time it occurs.
- This log file can fill up very quickly, and if you are aware of the issue, you can delete the contents safely.
- Database tables: Some tables within Magento are used to log visitors, and similar data. If you are not interested in keeping this data, consult Magento database maintenance.
- Product Images: Magento creates redundant images, which require a large amount of space. Removing product images that you are not using any longer can help free unused space.
- SiteWorx backups: Consult How to delete backups from SiteWorx.
- IMAP emails
- The IMAP protocol stores emails on the server, rather than within your email client.
- If you have a large amount of archived emails, or many emails with attachments, these do count against your disk quota. We recommend deleting or creating a backup of your old emails.