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[EP-tech] Thousands of dataobj.xml files

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Hi.

I have EPrints 3.4.6 on the latest AlmaLinux and Apache. I upgraded from EPrints 3.3.12 on a very old Ubuntu.

I get 77414 files when I go to "Manage records->Files" and filter by name "dataobj.xml". (a total of 119968 files without filters).

Modifications date from 2010 (first eprints installation by other guys) until now (I took control to upgrade from 3.3.12 to 3.4.6 a few weeks ago).

I've searched for information, but haven't found anything.

All .xml have the same content when I export it with Atom (url edited):
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<entry>
  <id>https://mysite-url/id/file/136799</id>
  <title>dataobj.xml</title>
  <link rel="alternate"/>
</entry>

There is no dataobj.xml in the filesystem, so I assume they are in the database.

I would appreciate any help or recommendations to investigate this issue and my doubts:
  • For what and how are those .xml generated?
  • Do they serve any purpose?
  • Can I stop their generation?
  • Can I delete them? Any batch system to delete them?

Thanks and best regards.
Fernando Hdez.