Moving database location / reducing db size?

venpopov · February 14, 2017, 6:02pm

The insync db file has gotten larger than 1 GB. My ssd drive has limited space, and I was wondering if there is a way to reduce the file size or if I could move it somehow to another drive?

gio · February 14, 2017, 8:40pm

tagging our engineers @dipesh @jimperio @lpugoy

lpugoy · February 15, 2017, 9:51am

@venpopov: What OS are you using?

venpopov · February 15, 2017, 2:43pm

I am using Windows 10.

dipesh · February 16, 2017, 6:07am

@venpopov:

You can move the dbs folder to another location with the help of a symlink:

Quit Insync
Move the “dbs” folder from “%appdata%\Insync\dbs” to say “D:\Insync\dbs”
Open command prompt as an administrator
Run the following command: MKLINK /D “%appdata%\dbs” “D:\Insync\dbs”
Start Insync

Thanks

Nefelim4ag · January 2, 2019, 1:43am

@dipesh, can you add some info how to reduce db size?
i.e.:

➜ ~ du -hs ~/.config/Insync ~/insync/
4.2G /home/nefelim4ag/.config/Insync
2.0G /home/nefelim4ag/insync/

➜ ~ insync get_account_information
****@gmail.com
Quota:
Total: 17.0 GB
Drive: 2.2 GB (13.14%)
Others: 501.4 MB (2.88%)
Trash: 0.0 bytes (0.00%)
Remaining: 14.3 GB (83.98%)
Folder location: /home/nefelim4ag/insync
License: Prime
Export option: link

Thats really big db