Article - CS24438
How does "Remove Unreferenced Files" function work in Windchill PDMLink
Modified: 28-Apr-2026
Applies To
- Windchill PDMLink 6.2 to 13.1
Description
- How does Remove Unreferenced Files function work
- What does Remove Unreferenced Files function do?
- How to decide which files are Unreferenced
- Are files removed after a Revaulting session
- Are files removed from vaults after deleting objects
- How does Windchill delete unused files? Can the deleted files be recovered
- How the Unreferenced files be defined? Any risk if Unreferenced files are deleted
- What are the methods for freeing up drive storage space on Windchill machine, as running out of space for the file vault
- Is it possible to retrieve an attachment to ECN from the file vault after it has been deleted
- What objects will be deleted by this function
- Will it delete the files that are related to workflow objects etc
- Will it delete the history data of the EPMDocuments
- Will Remove Unreferenced Files be immediately reflected in disk space?
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