[GH-ISSUE #1500] v0.8.2 Bug: `archivebox update --index-only` creates deprecated `index.html` & `index.json` files in data root #883

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opened 2026-03-01 14:47:03 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @pirate on GitHub (Aug 28, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/1500

Is archivebox update --index-only supposed to create those /index.*/ files? I seem to recall reading in a couple of closed tickets' comments that this is deprecated and should not happen anymore.

{12:56:08 @ Tue Aug 27}
[drwho @ leandra:(7) ~]$ ls -ltr ArchiveBox/
drwxr-xr-x drwho drwho   20 B  Wed Aug 21 13:53:07 2024  logs
.rwxr-xr-x drwho drwho  277 B  Fri Aug 23 12:02:40 2024  archivebox.sh
drwxr-xr-x drwho drwho   10 B  Mon Aug 26 12:30:37 2024  sonic
.rw-r--r-- drwho drwho 1017 B  Mon Aug 26 14:46:07 2024  sonic.cfg
.rw-r--r-- drwho drwho   87 MB Tue Aug 27 11:53:32 2024  index.sqlite3
.rwxr-xr-x drwho drwho  692 B  Tue Aug 27 11:56:57 2024  ArchiveBox.conf
drwxr-xr-x drwho drwho  3.9 KB Tue Aug 27 12:04:36 2024  sources
.rw-r--r-- drwho drwho   32 KB Tue Aug 27 12:04:37 2024  index.sqlite3-shm
drwxr-xr-x drwho drwho  464 KB Tue Aug 27 12:04:37 2024  archive
.rw-r--r-- drwho drwho  418 KB Tue Aug 27 12:04:42 2024  index.sqlite3-wal
.rw-r--r-- drwho drwho  236 KB Tue Aug 27 12:56:13 2024  index.html
.rw------- drwho drwho   12 KB Tue Aug 27 12:56:13 2024  index.json

Originally posted by @virtadpt in https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/1497#issuecomment-2313396130

Originally created by @pirate on GitHub (Aug 28, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/1500 > Is `archivebox update --index-only` supposed to create those /index.*/ files? I seem to recall reading in a couple of closed tickets' comments that this is deprecated and should not happen anymore. > > ``` > {12:56:08 @ Tue Aug 27} > [drwho @ leandra:(7) ~]$ ls -ltr ArchiveBox/ > drwxr-xr-x drwho drwho 20 B Wed Aug 21 13:53:07 2024  logs > .rwxr-xr-x drwho drwho 277 B Fri Aug 23 12:02:40 2024  archivebox.sh > drwxr-xr-x drwho drwho 10 B Mon Aug 26 12:30:37 2024  sonic > .rw-r--r-- drwho drwho 1017 B Mon Aug 26 14:46:07 2024  sonic.cfg > .rw-r--r-- drwho drwho 87 MB Tue Aug 27 11:53:32 2024  index.sqlite3 > .rwxr-xr-x drwho drwho 692 B Tue Aug 27 11:56:57 2024  ArchiveBox.conf > drwxr-xr-x drwho drwho 3.9 KB Tue Aug 27 12:04:36 2024  sources > .rw-r--r-- drwho drwho 32 KB Tue Aug 27 12:04:37 2024  index.sqlite3-shm > drwxr-xr-x drwho drwho 464 KB Tue Aug 27 12:04:37 2024  archive > .rw-r--r-- drwho drwho 418 KB Tue Aug 27 12:04:42 2024  index.sqlite3-wal > .rw-r--r-- drwho drwho 236 KB Tue Aug 27 12:56:13 2024  index.html > .rw------- drwho drwho 12 KB Tue Aug 27 12:56:13 2024  index.json > ``` _Originally posted by @virtadpt in https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/1497#issuecomment-2313396130_