# Housekeeping of Duplicati Databases

**URL:** https://forum.duplicati.com/t/housekeeping-of-duplicati-databases/22073
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 11, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/housekeeping-of-duplicati-databases/22073 "2026-03-11T02:07:23Z")
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### Author: ![kenkendk](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/kenkendk/32/5305_2.png) [@kenkendk](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/kenkendk)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2026, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/housekeeping-of-duplicati-databases/22073/2 "2026-03-11T07:43:29Z")

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> [@darkarn](#):
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> Is there a way to housekeep them?

There is no tool as such, but this could be an excellent job for the Database Tool.  
If you use the CLI, look in dbconfig.json for potential databases, otherwise look in the UI under “Database” for each job.

> [@darkarn](#):
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> Do I still need to keep them even if their backup/source files (those files with duplicati as part of their names) no longer exist?

You generally don’t need the databases in there, except for active backups (the `Duplicati-server.sqlite` file is special). The [databases are just an index of the remote storage](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/explaining-the-local-database/21712).

If you accidentally delete one, it can be recreated using the “Repair” command.

If you no longer have the backup data (the `.dlist.zip` files), then the database has no purpose.

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