> Source: [sk183459](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk183459)

# sk183459 - "Final archives missing from /var/log/cpsizeme.txt" error message appears during CPSizeMe report generation

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk183459 |
| Date Created | 2025-05-20 |
| Last Modified | 2025-05-29 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R82, R81.20, R81.10 (EOS), R81 (EOS) |

## Symptoms

- No report is generated even though the process appears to complete.

This error message appears during the Check Point Performance Sizing Utility (CPSizeMe) report generation:

`Final archives missing from /var/log/cpsizeme.txt`

Additional Observations:

* The CPSizeMe version is up-to-date.
* The report generation process ran for more than 24 hours.

## Cause

The CPSizeMe utility is designed to generate reports for collection durations of up to 24 hours. Running the tool for more than 24 hours is not recommended and can cause missing or incomplete report files. For more information, refer to [sk88160](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk88160) (section: "Description").

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