Describe the problem/error/question After another database crash due to memory filling with binaryData, I am looking for a solution to automatically delete data after running scripts (ot binaryData limit in GB). Below I will attach my configuration. What is the error message (if any)? database is c…

Hi @lightcom , I’m sorry you’re having trouble. The binary data deletion is tied to the corresponding executions from my understanding (meaning the name of the N8N_PERSISTED_BINARY_DATA_TTL environment variable is a bit misleading here and only specifies how often n8n checks for binary data to be de…

I know how to make a shedule trigger, but how to make such an action via command node ? Is it the same principle as I described above? So if I know where the folder is, I execute the command as above to execute the delete and everything will work without going to the console?

This is a workflow that i’ve been using to immediately delete binary files after an execution: Basically, if there’s no requirement for the binary files to exist beyond an execution’s life, i trigger the above workflow at the end, passing it the execution id.

Is it the same principle as I described above? So if I know where the folder is, I execute the command as above to execute the delete and everything will work without going to the console? Pretty much, though the paths will look slightly different from within your docker container. Assuming you’…

Thanks to all @shrey-42 @MutedJam now i know how to avoid that. :partying_face: :raised_hands:

My solution: first if Binarydata files exist run command node with this command to search top 10 folders du / | sort -nr | head -10 copy path of the folder in results of command node below My example is //enter to folder cd /home/node/.n8n/binaryData //list files ls //if files and metadata e…

How to automatically clean binaryData in self-hosted n8n? (tip for manually delete binaryData inside)

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Thanks to all @shrey-42 @MutedJam now i know how to avoid that.

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