Wasted space after server/plan move

[thisisit3]

If you've moved out of one server or plan to a VPS or semi-dedicated or similar package and you are also using cPanel/WHM then continue reading...

A move to a new server requires a backup for all your current domains. cPanel does that by creating "cpmove-domain.tar.gz" files. These are moved to the new server's /home/ directory and "/scripts/restorepkg" is executed to restore the domain on the new server.

Unfortunately, once that process is complete, the backup file "cpmove-domain.tar.gz" remains in the "/home/cprestore/" directory and its not removed automaticaly. As a result, after a server move, you are probably wasting your hosting space with old backups.

So, once your move is complete, run:

rm -rf /home/cprestore/*

[matzah]

I also know of another way files are placed there....
If a user goes to their cPanel backup icon, and chooses to have a backup created "on the spot" and then FTP'd to an FTP server, then their backup file will be put here...
The user will have a link in the root of their hosted account that will allow them to re-download the file via an http click (until you clear this directory)

Before I moved to Jag, I learned that this was the way to use shared/reseller hosting backups with out the backup files taking up any of my personal disk space That company never cleared out this directory... ever... nice free backups!

[thisisit3]

Thanks matzah! nice to know