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A bloated EWWW IO image backup folder appears when the disk fills. Learn the backup mechanism, official trimming paths, and safety criteria before deleting.
TL;DR: A production server hit 100 percent disk usage, and the EWWW Image Optimizer backup folder turned out to hold 14 gigabytes. The folder grows from pre-optimization originals, downscaled originals, and WebP copies, each with its own official cleanup command. Verify an independent, restorable backup first, map the folder composition, then run the matching command.