Hi there I just wanted to know is it okay to have a Backup size smaller than total upload size as backup includes all the uploads. [Screenshot] [Screenshot (7)] The Bakup file should be greater in size or at least equal to the uploads size. I am confused or there is some different logic here …

By default, backups so not contain thumbnails, because they can be recreated. But the total upload size shown in the dashboard includes the disk usage of thumbnails.

So this is not a problem of any kind and normal, right???

Edit: yes, it’s normal, and it’s true for me too: uploads reported as 1.2G and a backup is 750M. I’ve checked my backups, and they include uploads/default/original but not uploads/default/optimized, which is as expected. Edit: I see now that “thumbnails” is a misnomer - it’s a collection of pre-pr…

Total Backup Size is less than Total Uploads Size

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Ed_S (Ed S) August 1, 2021, 7:13pm 2

Might the uploads be very compressible? The backup is compressed.

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Total Backup Size is less than Total Uploads Size

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