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#3370 - 03/04/19 03:35 PM Sessions.ppdata huge
James Offline


Registered: 09/15/16
Posts: 3
We are having an issue with the sessions.ppdata, it has grown to 109GB+ in size.

We have tried using the ppdatamaintainer.exe to clear some of the old data. Once it is completed, the file size has not changed. It is set to shrink and delete any data that is over 90 days old. Also this program takes over 30 minutes to run, I don't know if this is normal.

We are starting to feel our only solution is to export the target list, blow all of the data away and import the target list back in. This is not a direction that we want to go as we would lose even the more recent data.

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#3371 - 03/04/19 04:49 PM Re: Sessions.ppdata huge [Re: James]
AustinB Offline
Network Support @ Pingman Tools


Registered: 12/11/18
Posts: 64
Hi James,

Thanks for reaching out!

We've implemented a much better way of managing that data in recent versions. It's called FlexStorage and it stores data files by day or month, instead of one lumped sessions.ppdata file. If you're interested in updating, I would recommend exporting your target list for extra security.

It looks like you've been updating your maintenance pretty regularly, great job! To take advantage of the FlexStorage feature, you can click Help > Check for Updates or, you can use the link below:

http://www.pingplotter.com/download

After updating, the next step is to migrate your old data. Head into Edit > Options > Auto-Save Data and click the Start Migration button in the bottom right corner.

*Please note, migrating a file of this size can take quite a while.*

If you encounter any difficulties with this, please send us a support ticket via the PingPlotter application in Help > Email PingPlotter Support, and we'll get in touch!

All the best,
-Austin

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