How to reduce hard disk use of ARK server

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I've found that some people run more than 20 servers on a single physical machine and use less than 30 gigabytes of hard drives
 
they remove the backup files from ShooterGame/Saved/AltSaveDirectory/ then look for files with .ark normally largest filesize and named by map also dated delete them maybe keep the most recent, its recommended to do this while the server is running.

example of the ones to delete:
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Well, you can also run several ARK Server Instances from one installation folder. That saves lot's of space too.
 
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