AEM removing .snapshot packages.

[fionas76543059]

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

[EstebanBustamante · Accepted solution]

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...

[rawvarun]

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.

[Jagadeesh_Prakash]

@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. 

[fionas76543059]

Thanks all for the responses!!