Problem with saved data for Confluence

[Deleted user]

Hi, we have Jira Service Desk and Confluence installed on local servers. But it seems that some data are saved (scheduled) om my computer and this take a lot of space on my computer. I want to add that I installed a trial version for 2 years ago. The folder C:/Program Files/Atlassian/Application Data/Confluence/database uses 339GB.

I wonder if I can delete this folder without causing aby problem with our JIRA Service Desk and Confluence applications we use today (licenced versions).

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

The applications only store their data on their local file systems (that may well be shared, yes, but I doubt your personal machine is part of that share!)

The folder you have found is from an installation of Confluence on your local machine.  Unless you are running a Confluence service from your machine, you won't need it.

If you are nervous about this, there's a simple and safe test - log out of your Confluence, rename that "database" directory to "database-hopefully-not-used" or something, then log back into your Confluence.  If you get no errors, then you know you're not logging into the Confluence that is using that database, and it's safe to delete.

[Deleted user]

Hi Nic,

I renamed the database as you suggested and started again JSD and Confluence.

They still work so I deleted the folder I renamed. Then I thought I could delete the Atlassian/Confluence folder on my C: because as you said JSD and Confluence are not hosted on my computer. But I couldn't do this and it seems that data are still written there:

The action can't be completed because the folder or a file in it is open in another program.

But I logged out from JSD and Confluence and closed them.

I can leave with this, I succeeded get more than 340GB on my computer, but I don't understand why soemething still access this folder om my computer.

Thank you very much Nic :)

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

It sounds like you'd installed it as a service, so it kept running, even on restart.