IIS log files filling up server

Kevin Penner

November 11, 2015 17:41

A client emailed me the other day to see why the hard disk was constantly/slowly filling up which would cause Essentials to crash. After looking into the source we found over 20Gb of IIS logs in 'C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles\W3SVC1' dating back to 2011. If space is tight on your server, I suggest to monitor this location.

 

Happy uptime,

 

-Kevin

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  Kevin Penner

  November 11, 2015 17:44

  Title typo: Internaltional Space Station Internet Information Services log files filling up server

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  Permanently deleted user

  November 19, 2015 23:04

  Thanks for that, Kevin. Is it safe to just delete the folder and/or files to make space?

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  Permanently deleted user

  November 01, 2017 14:02

  Rebecca or Kevin - Did either of you find that you could just delete the folder, or just older files? Thanks.

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  Dan Giersz

  November 02, 2017 12:43

  You can safely delete the files.

   

  You don't really need them unless you are troubleshooting or monitoring something.

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  John Nerge

  November 03, 2017 13:16

  We use a script to automatically delete IIS log files older than 30 days. We originally kept 90 days worth of logs, but we found any occasional troubleshooting we ever did was usually for issues within the last couple of weeks.

   

  Script source:

   

  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/manage/provisioning-and-managing-iis/managing-iis-log-file-storage#02

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  Permanently deleted user

  March 08, 2018 18:57

  I've noticed a lot of log files in various directories (for example:  C:\Program Files (x86)\Latitude Geographics\Geocortex Essentials\Default\REST Elements\REST\App_Data\Logs).  Can those log files also be deleted?  Are there any log files that we should not delete?   I'd love to clean them all out (some are several years old), but don't want to delete anything that I shouldn't.  

   

  Thanks,

   

  Stephanie

   

   

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  Permanently deleted user

  March 08, 2018 19:08

  Hi Stephanie,

   

  There is a KB that describes the logs here - https://support.geocortex.com/essentialsGSCkba?sub-nav=kba&main-nav=essentials&#!/feedtype=SINGLE_ARTICLE_DETAIL&criteria=BESTANSWERS&id=kA3600000004NliCAE

   

  All log files could be erased, they will be recreated.  They are typically only required if we are looking into an issue.

   

  Regards,

   

  Wayne Richard

   

  Latitude Geographics Group Ltd.

   

  Head Office: 300 – 1117 Wharf Street  Victoria, BC Canada V8W 1T7

   

  Tel: (250) 381-8130 | Fax: (250) 381-8132 | wrichard@latitudegeo.com 

   

  Developers of Geocortex web-based mapping software | www.geocortex.com

   

  An Esri Platinum Business Partner

   

   

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  Permanently deleted user

  March 08, 2018 19:50

  Wayne,

   

  Thank you for confirming.  Looks like I have quite a bit of cleanup to do one of these days!

   

  Thanks,

   

  Stephanie

   

   

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