Can I Safely Delete Old .blob Files From the home/fivetran/data Directory?

Question

Is it safe to delete old .blob files from the /home/fivetran/data directory?

Environment

Deployment model: Hybrid Deployment

Answer

Yes, you can safely delete old .blob files from the /home/fivetran/data directory as long as your syncs are completing successfully.

We use these .blob files as a fallback mechanism during syncs. Once a sync completes successfully, the files are no longer needed, but we don't automatically remove them. To delete .blob files from the /home/fivetran/data` directory:

1. Wait for your connection's current sync to complete.
2. In Fivetran, go to your connection overview page.
3. Pause the connection by setting the Enabled toggle to OFF.
4. Delete the relevant .blob files from the $HOME/fivetran/data directory.
   Don't delete files from the _samples directory.

5. Resume the connection by setting the Enabled toggle to ON.