Hi Everyone My host is now regularly de-activating my site as they say the GF Entry Meta database is very large. What I want to know is if there is anything in the meta database that I can delete that won’t affect me on my site. Or if not I need a better understanding of what is stored in the GF E…

That specific database table holds all the data entered by users into your forms. If you don’t want to delete any entries, you may need to migrate to a more suitable web hosting provider.

Host complaining that my gf entry meta database too big

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faisalahammad (Faisal Ahammad) April 3, 2023, 7:45am 2

Hi Stephen,
You’ll have to delete old entries that you’re not using anymore. For this, follow the forum ticket from here: Deleting old entries in bulk [RESOLVED]

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Host complaining that my gf entry meta database too big

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