Difference and Deletion of Snapshots in Typesense
TLDR Philipp asked if snapshots are safe to delete. Kishore Nallan clarified the difference between external and data directory snapshots, and how to safely delete external snapshots.
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Mar 06, 2023 (7 months ago)
Philipp
01:30 PMKishore Nallan
01:56 PMMar 14, 2023 (7 months ago)
Rotfisch
02:19 PMKishore Nallan
02:36 PMWithin data directory, internally there will be snapshots taken by system as well, but this should not be touched.
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