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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
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Philipp
01:30 PM
Hey quick question: Are snapshots safe to delete?
Kishore Nallan
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Kishore Nallan
01:56 PM
Which snapshot? From within data directory or external snapshot?
Mar 14, 2023 (7 months ago)
Rotfisch
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Rotfisch
02:19 PM
What is the difference between data an external snapshot and what is the right way to delete them?
Kishore Nallan
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Kishore Nallan
02:36 PM
External snapshot are safe to delete because it relies on making an API request to create a snapshot explicitly, see here: https://typesense.org/docs/0.24.0/api/cluster-operations.html#create-snapshot-for-backups

Within data directory, internally there will be snapshots taken by system as well, but this should not be touched.

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