Disk space Issue on Fast Search Server SharePoint 2010

Question

I am facing the disk space issue on Fast Search server. The below Location E:\FASTSearch\data\sprel\worker\build_proc.

It is having 202 GB of content which consists of files having a type as 0.

• what is the purpose of this files?
• should I go ahead with deleting this files from the build_proc folder to free up space?

Please share your thoughts.

Thanks in Advance.

Answer 1

What is the purpose of these files within SPRel ?

SPRel is a clickthrough log analysis engine that improves search results relevancy by analyzing the entries that users click on in search result sets.

Should I go ahead with deleting this files from the build_proc folder to free up space?

Yes, but you should first Stop first FAST Search Server services to can delete these files without issue.

Check also MSDN Article regarding SPRel consuming more disk space