> Source: [sk118294](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk118294)

# sk118294 - Log files are not being automatically deleted 

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk118294 |
| Date Created | 2017-06-20 |
| Last Modified | 2018-11-18 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Management Server, Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R82.20, R81.20, R82, R82.20 |

## Symptoms

- * Log files are not being automatically deleted when disk space exceeds the configured threshold.
* fwd debug (according to [sk86321](https://supportcenter.checkpoint.com/supportcenter/portal?eventSubmit_doGoviewsolutiondetails=&solutionid=sk86321) ) contains the following lines :   
  `
  CCyclicLogging::_checkLogRepositoryFreeSpace - return staus = 1 (0:OK, 2:NO_SPACE) `  
  `
  <-- 0x0b9da628 CCyclicLogging::_checkLogRepositoryFreeSpace `  
  `
  CCyclicLogging::EventHandler : Blob dir size exceeded, start removing old blobs `  
  `
  --> 0x0b9da628 CCyclicLogging::_freeBlobSpace `  
  `
  <-- 0x0b9da628 CCyclicLogging::_freeBlobSpace `  
  `
  CCyclicLogging::EventHandler :Exit Func `  
  `
  CCyclicLogging::EventHandler :Enter Func`

## Cause

Blob size exceeded the limit (above 20% of disk space capacity). If there are blob folders without a corresponding log file - they will fail to be removed.

## Solution

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