[tex-live] Purge backup files manually

[Norbert Preining]

Yes, safe.

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On 2012/09/07, at 17:49, Uwe Siart <usenet at siart.de> wrote:

> Dear developers,
> 
> a simple one-word answer yes/no would be totally sufficient. I just want
> to make sure that I don't break the system.
> 
> Q: Is it safe to delete files from backupdir manually, i.e. by tools
> other than tlmgr?
> 
> Background: I'd like to purge backup files based on age/filedate
> ("delete files older than ... days"). My philosophy on this: If no bug
> popped up after 2 months of heavy usage then I'm almost certain that I
> don't need the backup.
> 
> -- 
> Uwe
>