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I am running the latest of OSX Server. The startup disk was getting abnormally full. I audited the drive and found that the downloads folder in >Library>Server>Software Updates> Data is taking up a significant amount of space. (74.xx gb) These files are all in an html format. Is it safe to delete these files?
Xserve, OS X Server
Yes. Deleting them will not harm your system.
Do you do anything with downloads from torrent sites?
Allan
Yes. Deleting them will not harm your system.
Do you do anything with downloads from torrent sites?
Allan
No, nothing like that. But we have had a lot of updates to java and our FileMaker Server. I wouldn't imagine that it would occupy that much space?
That folder should hold only updates passed through Apple's Software Update system. If you're running Mountain Lion Server you can switch the Software Update Server to manual mode, then use the GUI to prune out the updates you're not interested in:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5383
This is better than deleting them yourself without the server understanding what you're doing.
Startup Disk Full- Suspicious Files
