Galaxy backup used to be 800mb, now 5 gigs. Can you please assist with this High memory usage by Galaxy Backup? This is on System Platform 2020

Hi, looks like DB has a lot of things. Can you try taking a fresh backup and restore to see if the Galaxy backup is working ?

Hi Dimpho,

I have seen this behavior in some older versions where there are issues creating the backup, but as Rainer states, it could be due to a large database, but the cab-file does not only contain a database backup, it also adds all files related to your galaxy (objects, dlls, template files, InTouch applications, etc.).

Large check-in operations and imports might fill the GOBJECT_CHANGE_LOG Table, so as per the article it can be cleaned up (as long as you do not require the data).

Also in earlier versions of Application Server did the Galaxy database default to FULL recovery model witch also could result in a growing database transaction log (not the database file).

You could open the cab file using a program like 7zip and review the content and perhaps there identify what has changed.

5 GB is a pretty large cab file from a galaxy perspective and it could be good to understand what changed for you.

AVEVA has an article that describes the most common steps to clean up your galaxy and you could try to follow them, but I would initially skip the scrubber utility step. It all comes down to what version you are using, if it is an upgraded galaxy or if its initially created in the version that you are currently running.

https://softwaresupportsp.aveva.com/en-US/knowledge/details/000032798?lang=en_US

Let us know how you progress and if the article improves anything for you.