> Source: [sk111593](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk111593)

# sk111593 - Excessive disk utilization in $FWDIR/log/blob 

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk111593 |
| Date Created | 2016-05-24 |
| Last Modified | 2021-06-21 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway, Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.x, R82.20 |
| OS | Windows, Linux, Gaia |

## Symptoms

- Excessive disk utilization in `$FWDIR/log/blob`.

## Cause

The blob files are being created for every log received with a packet capture. They are related to packet capture and this is the expected behavior. There are several blades that send logs containing packet capture to the Security Management Server - Anti-Bot and Anti-Virus.

Threat Emulation Forensic reports which contains results regarding the emulation, these reports also create blob files in $FWDIR/log/blob/

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