7.10 Purging Deleted Files or Directories (NetWare)

If your NetWare server is running out of disk space or you want to immediately purge files that have been deleted, you can easily do so on each volume from the Volume Information page in Novell Remote Manager for NetWare.

7.10.1 Purging All Deleted Files

To immediately purge all files that have been deleted from a volume:

IMPORTANT:Files that have been purged can no longer be recovered.

  1. In Novell Remote Manager for NetWare, open the Volumes page.

  2. Click the Information icon to left of the name of the volume that you want to manage.

  3. On the Volume Information page, click the Purge Deleted Files link.

7.10.2 Purging Specific Directories or Files

To immediately purge specific files that have been deleted from a directory, or to immediately purge all files from a specific directory:

IMPORTANT:Files that have been purged can no longer be recovered.

  1. In Novell Remote Manager for NetWare, open the Volumes page.

  2. Click the volume name link of the volume where the file was deleted.

  3. In the volume’s Directory list, click the Information icon to left of the directory where the file was deleted.

  4. On the Directory Information page, find the Salvageable Files field, then click the Select for List link.

  5. Do one of the following:

    • Locate the file that you want to purge, and click the Purge button next to the file name.

    • Click the Purge All Files button to purge all the files in the directory.

    • Click the Purge link for each directory that you want to purge.