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# sk119675 - Snapshot creation almost finishes and stops

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk119675 |
| Date Created | 2017-08-09 |
| Last Modified | 2020-01-28 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20 |

## Symptoms

- Snapshot creation reaches 93% and stops, although there is enough space.

## Cause

There are over 2M files in one of the folders, this stops the snapshot creation.

## Solution

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