Delete/Purging mysql-bin (binlog) files safely Rumi, January 7, 2021 The file mysql-bin.index keeps a list of all binary logs mysqld has generated and auto-rotated. The mechanisms for cleaning out the binlogs in conjunction with mysql-bin.index are: PURGE BINARY LOGS TO ‘binlogname’; PURGE BINARY LOGS BEFORE ‘datetimestamp’; These will clear all binary logs before the binlog or timestamp you just… Continue Reading