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AEM removing .snapshot packages.

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Hi folks,

I have a lot of .snapshot packages in /etc/packages/<various>/.snapshot  directories.

 

I have been deleted them with curl scripts as they are taking up space. Just checking it is o.k. to do this .

 

thanks

Fiona

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Yeah, That's ok. The snapshot packages are auto-created when you installed a new version of the same artifact(1) for the "uninstall" feature from packageManager to work, so it is good to purge these from time to time.

 

(1). https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/experience-manager-65/administering/contentmanagement/packag...



Esteban Bustamante

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Yeah, That's ok. The snapshot packages are auto-created when you installed a new version of the same artifact(1) for the "uninstall" feature from packageManager to work, so it is good to purge these from time to time.

 

(1). https://experienceleague.adobe.com/docs/experience-manager-65/administering/contentmanagement/packag...



Esteban Bustamante

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It is safe to delete any packages under/etc/packages and it will not uninstall any package.

Packages under /etc/packages are just a backup for installing or uninstalling packages.

The same is true for snapshots.

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@fionas76543059 

My recommendation would be to upload service packs to the package manager and delete them from /etc/packages when not needed anymore.

 

Using crx-quickstart/install means anyway when cleaning up disk space that one has to clean up crx-quickstart/install and /etc/packages.