Delete updater-oc* folder and files

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The issue you are facing:
A lot of files and data filling up in updater-oc* folders and in appdata_oc* folders.
The used space on filesystem does not match with system overview in Nextcloud and in total files and their size synced with rsync. Is the Nextcloud server substracting the size of the data in pastebins and in updater_oc and appdata_oc when listing available space?

Is this the first time you’ve seen this error? (Y/N): N

Steps to replicate it:

  1. Notice the “Used” value for the disk under system settings → system
  2. Execute rsync of /nextcloud/data/*
  3. Compare the used amount of diskspace from the UI and using df -h

The output of your Nextcloud log in Admin > Logging:

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The output of your config.php file in /path/to/nextcloud (make sure you remove any identifiable information!):

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The output of your Apache/nginx/system log in /var/log/____:

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Output errors in nextcloud.log in /var/www/ or as admin user in top right menu, filtering for errors. Use a pastebin service if necessary.

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The pastebin (and versions) is considered in a way that you can define how much of old data you want to keep that there is enough free space left.
The appdata keeps data from apps, I’m not sure, but that is probably not considered for user quota since some apps might have data shared between different users.
The updater-folder keeps some backups, not sure if it is cleaned regularly, but I have already cleaned backups from older updates. Usually, once the upgrade is successful, there is little interest of keeping it for a long time. Therefore, I just keep the last backup.

How large are these folders in your case?
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