Sitecore App Service Backup Problems and solutions
1. Backup Size crossing the threshold a. Problem The Microsoft threshold for backups is 10 GB. Sometimes there are situations encountered where the Web App size has crossed this limit and because of which the backups would fail. b. Solution All files from /App_Data are either: · Temporary files for caching purposes · Diagnostic data for debugging purposes They shouldn't affect any Sitecore functionalities if they are not restored from the backup files. But in case if there are any missing files from /App_Data in the future, some of them would automatically populate itself with data. Create a Backup Filter 1) Create a file named _backup.filter in D:\home\site\wwwroot through Kudu console ( https://<app-name>.scm.azurewebsites.net/DebugConsole) 2) Add the following file paths in to the _backup.filter file \site\wwwroot\App_Data\debug \site\wwwroot\App_Data\DeviceDetectio