# Directory /var/discourse space is 70G?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/directory-var-discourse-space-is-70g/324737
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [September 3, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/directory-var-discourse-space-is-70g/324737 "2024-09-03T17:48:57Z")
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### Author: ![omarfilip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/omarfilip/32/208019_2.png) [@omarfilip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omarfilip)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/directory-var-discourse-space-is-70g/324737/3 "2024-09-03T18:26:54Z")

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Check to see if you have leftover backups here and delete them:  
`/var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default`

> [@Local backups not deleted after they are uploaded to Amazon S3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/local-backups-not-deleted-after-they-are-uploaded-to-amazon-s3/247371):
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> My backups keep accumulating in /var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default even though they are uploaded to Amazon S3. Here’s my Discourse setup: Discourse backups: Backups in the S3 bucket: And the contents of /var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default: This has been going on for a long time—I have a monthly reminder in my calendar to delete these leftover files.…

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