Central File Log folder is HUGE

[mylesa]

We broke this project up into workset at the beginning of the year. The central file, stored on our server, has central_log folder this is gianormous (6 GB). This is happening with all our central files, and I have the revit settings to delete logs over 10 or older than 10 days. What's the deal? Do I have something setup wrong? Thanks for the help.

[jeffh]

The log file is there to help development determine what may have caused problems in a central file if you have problems. It is safe to remove the log files. DO NOT under any circumstances modify or tamper with the backup folder in any way.

[mylesa]

I am just talking about the log files, definately not the backup folder. But, how do I limit the number of log files that are stored on the hard drive? We've got 6 projects broken into worksets and all the log files are 4 GB to 6 GB each - needless to say, it's eating up a lot of space on the server. Is there a better way than going in and manually deleting the log files? Am I the only one having this problem?

[mylesa]

Bump for some help.

[bbeck]

To clean these files up on our server I've got a batch routine that runs daily and deletes any "*.txt" file that is older then 7 days within a "*_log" directory.

Brian Beck
CAD Manager
Rainforth Grau Architects

[mylesa]

How would I set that up? And, thanks for the response.

[bbeck]

I guess I should've placed a "disclaimer" about my batch routine. I'm using UNIX, so I have a "cron" that runs weekly. The "cron" contains a "find" with switches -mtime, -name, -exec and a "rm". I did a quick search for a Windows way of accomplishing the same thing and you may want to take a look at DELEN v1.09. It appears to be a free download. http://www.geocities.com/jadoxa/delenxrd. I hope this helps.


Brian Beck
CAD Manager
Rainforth Grau Architects