Purge File Versions from the Command Line
Purge file versions using the command line.
- Make sure no users are connected to the vault.
- Run Connectivity.ADMSConsole.exe from a command line with the following switches:
Command | Details |
|---|
-Opurge | The operation being performed (required). If this operation is executed without any other switches, the task will run based on revision and lifecycle rules without affecting uncontrolled files. |
-Nvault name | The name of the vault to be purged (required). |
-Stop | Halts the purge task while it is running. |
-Normal | Sets the purge task to a normal system priority. |
-KEEPVERSnumberX | Keep the latest X number of versions (optional). The value can range between 1 and 99. The default value is 1. |
-MINAGEnumberX | Purge versions older than X number of days (optional). The value can range between 0 and 180. The default value is 0. |
-EXCLCMTcomment | Purge versions that do not contain the specified comment (optional). The default value is an empty string, "". |
-UNCONTROLLED | Purges versions based on default settings and the revision and lifecycle rules. If used in conjunction with -KEEPVERS, -MINAGE, or -EXCLMT, then the system purges uncontrolled files as well as files based on revision and lifecycle rules. |
-VUusername | Vault administrator account user name (required). |
-VPpassword | Vault administrator account password (required). |
Example
Connectivity.ADMSConsole.exe -Opurge -NVault -KEEPVERS3 -MINAGE30 -EXCLCMT"Do not purge" -VUadministrator -VPadmin