Title: Database table not automatically cleaning
Last modified: January 24, 2021

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# Database table not automatically cleaning

 *  [Timmmy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timherinckx/)
 * (@timherinckx)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-table-not-automatically-cleaning/)
 * Hi all,
 * I have the impression cerber_files is not automatically cleaned up.
    There seem
   to be 4 identical hashes from different scans for each file. Unfortunately I’m
   reaching the DB limit of my shared hosting provider. This tables takes up about
   20% of the database space.
 * Is there any way to clean this up by hand or to trigger the database cleanup?
   
   WP-cron is running fine.
 * Thanks in advance,
 * Tim

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 *  Plugin Author [gioni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gioni/)
 * (@gioni)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-table-not-automatically-cleaning/#post-13957438)
 * Hi! There is no error. The table keeps up to 4 snapshots of your file system.
   It is by design. In one of the future releases, we reduce the size by 50%. You
   can clean it up from a DB management tool only offered by your hosting provider.
   It’s safe. What’s your DB limit?
 *  Thread Starter [Timmmy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timherinckx/)
 * (@timherinckx)
 * [5 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-table-not-automatically-cleaning/#post-13979045)
 * Hi [@gioni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gioni/) ,
 * Thanks for the clarification!
    DB limit is 250MB, so approx 50MB for this table.
   I’ve done a couple of extra runs and growth seems indeed to flatten out (but 
   not completely stop).
 * Just to be double sure, so if necessary I can delete any scan snapshot or even
   purge the table contents in the database?
    That would indeed solve my concerns.
 * Kind regards,
 * Tim

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