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Server management: Clear old Symantec LiveUpdate files

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A Symantec LiveUpdate server can run out of disk space after updates have been running for several weeks. Here is an example:

Symantec Defs

At one point, the disk had only 34 MB free, and Symantec had not updated for weeks.

Today I created and scheduled a script to run once a week and delete files older than seven days. The script can also be used for other files. Click here to read about the script.