How to safely handle large size KNIME folder (71.4GB) under /private/var/folders/q6/v.../T/knime_my_project_16757

[mlauber71]

@jordanm55 you can check and change the folder where knime is storing the temporary files. I am not 100% certain how knime does handle expired temporary files.

Question about 'Memory Policy' in node options.

@pigret113 welcome to the KNIME forum. The data will be stored in a temporary location you could see by using the Extract Context Properties node under the value “context.workflow.temp.location”. [image] You could actually change that temporary location of you wish to do so: [image] Also if you must you could tweak the internal storage of the data, as well as use the (new and still experimental) columnar storage in Apache Parquet. But You should be careful to do that. [image] A smal…

Also: using an external SSD can cause delays so you would want to test that.

I use tools like Grand perspective to see large files in knime and try to reset the workflows.

Also there is a list of individual files that contain the stored data inside a workflow

I plan an article about knime and backup and storage accompanying this workflow:

M 000 - Backup Project – mlauber71