Does the ExtensionPackges folder under \App_Data have any specific purpose? I see that after any update (core or modules) all extensions save files under this folder.
The thing is that these never get cleaned so in on a couple sites I've found quite some files here, that to my understanding have no purpose at all. What I'm doing now is manually removing them whenever I do an update/upgrade.
So why are these files not cleaned up automatically by the system? Am I missing something here?
I've also noticed this accumulation of resource files in that folder. I've researched a little and found a possible explanation here: https://dnntracker.atlass...s%3Acomment-tabpanel But I've also found the request to clean that folder up at https://github.com/dnnsof...latform/issues/2779. This has been waiting for almost one year now, for someone to step forward and implement a simple procedure for cleaning it. Maybe it's a good moment now, when sites import/export proccess is being reviewed, isn't it?
Regards, Francisco
Posted By DNNDude on 25 Nov 2020 11:14 PM Is it safe to delete all files in this folder? I'm looking to save space. It bloats the backups, and the bigger file sizes costs hosting $$$ and blows size limits. Hopefully this will be sorted out one day? Thanks
As DNN is managed by the community, it depends on someone that feels a need to fix it. I guess that has not been the case yet..
BTW, I don't have an answer to your question but I asked the same here: https://github.com/dnnsoftware/Dnn.Platform/issues/2779
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