# Delete a folder that seems unused?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-a-folder-that-seems-unused/149622
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 28, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-a-folder-that-seems-unused/149622 "2020-04-28T15:50:08Z")
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### Author: ![torulv](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/torulv/32/178547_2.png) [@torulv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/torulv)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-a-folder-that-seems-unused/149622/1 "2020-04-28T15:50:08Z")

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I have a folder named /var/discource/shared/strandalone.backup using about 10 gb og data - Is this folder safe to delete. It seems really old?

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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-a-folder-that-seems-unused/149622/2 "2020-04-28T16:47:37Z")

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Do you mean `/standalone/backups`?  
It contains the local backups of your forum.  
Do you automatically send your backups in some cloud without keeping a local copy? If you do, maybe your backup folder contains obsolete backups? 🤷🏿‍♂️

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-a-folder-that-seems-unused/149622/3 "2020-04-28T17:20:41Z")

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Probably so. It sounds like someone made a copy of that directory long ago as a backup of /var/discourse/shared/standalone. If you want to be extra paranoid, you can rename it, reboot your server, and make sure everything still works before you delete it.

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### Author: ![torulv](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/torulv/32/178547_2.png) [@torulv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/torulv)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2020, 6:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-a-folder-that-seems-unused/149622/4 "2020-04-29T06:37:52Z")

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I renamed it to “old” and did a reboot - it still works. Will delete it now. Thanks for your help

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2020, 6:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/delete-a-folder-that-seems-unused/149622/5 "2020-05-29T06:38:05Z")

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