How to Find the Total Amount of Space Used for a Single Space's Attachments
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Summary
As an admin, you may want to find how much space is being used by attachments for a given Space. On this page, we'll explain a database query that can be run to find the total size of attachments, in bytes, per Space.
Solution
The queries below have been tested in MySQL, so they may need to be adapted for other database types.
Confluence 5.8.x and higher
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select
s.spacekey,
sum(LONGVAL)
FROM
contentproperties cp
JOIN content c
ON
cp.contentid = c.contentid
JOIN spaces s
ON
s.spaceid = c.spaceid
WHERE
c.contenttype = 'ATTACHMENT'
AND
cp.propertyname = 'FILESIZE'
GROUP BY
s.spacekey
; Confluence 5.7.x and lower
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SELECT
s.spacekey,
SUM(filesize)
FROM
attachments a
JOIN content c
ON
a.pageid = c.contentid
JOIN spaces s
ON
c.spaceid = s.spaceid
GROUP BY
s.spacekeyWas this helpful?