Server Clean-up

[delmarva]

I have a dedicated linux server.

I started with phpbb, then about 4 years ago, upgraded to VB. I have always upgraded to the latest version of VB and have installed / uninstalled many mods over the past few years.

I recently upgraded to the 4.0 suite and there have been some complications. My board works (except for the photo album) but I know there are numerous files within the various directories that have been left behind from old mods.

Also, I am not sure how efficient the database is running. I'm sure it has many tables that are not in use and some that even cause SQL error messages from mods I no longer use.

I know how to do a system clean up on a desktop pc, however cleaning up a database / file structure without screwing up everything is not something I want to experiment with.

Can anyone give me some basic instructions on where to begin or maybe point me in the right direction?

Thanks in advance...

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[Videx]

You can cause a lot of trouble 'cleaning up', so unless I know exactly what each file does, I leave it. Ditto db tables. They do no harm just sitting there.

Now, if you get sql errors from old mods that's a different problem. Like most mods, they probably left behind cron jobs. First make sure they aren't running via Scheduled Tasks in AdminCP. But then you'll have to go into /includes and delete any relevant files there - you'll just have to manually compare the folder to what you have in a fresh vb4 folder.