# Backup requires 2x disk space - could the process be improved?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-requires-2x-disk-space-could-the-process-be-improved/378486
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** backups
**Created:** [August 13, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-requires-2x-disk-space-could-the-process-be-improved/378486 "2025-08-13T21:06:32Z")
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### Author: ![Ed\_S](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ed_s/32/134015_2.png) [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2025, 7:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-requires-2x-disk-space-could-the-process-be-improved/378486/2 "2025-08-14T07:51:23Z")

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There was a plan:  
[Reduce local disk space needs by not (redundantly) gzipping backups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reduce-local-disk-space-needs-by-not-redundantly-gzipping-backups/245763)

> [@Reduce local disk space needs by not (redundantly) gzipping backups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reduce-local-disk-space-needs-by-not-redundantly-gzipping-backups/245763/6):
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> Development of that feature is currently paused and it isn’t on our current roadmap. I hope we will get to it in 2024.

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