Article - CS48734

Windchill PDMLink: What are the temporary folders and files created by WVS and how can they be cleaned-up?

Modified: 12-Aug-2025   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 6.2 to 13.1
  • Visualization Services (WVS)

Description

  • Why do files accumulate in the <Windchill>\temp\pubtemp folder?
  • What are the sub-folders and files in the <Windchill>\temp\pubtemp directory?
  • How to automatically and safely delete the WVS pubtemp folder and content for Windchill PDMLink?
  • What's the purpose of the sub-folders created under <Windchill>\temp\transfer?
  • What are the savr####.tmp and rupdz####.tmp folders in the <Windchill>\temp folder?
  • Can the above temp folder content be cleaned up (deleted) automatically?
  • Can the content of the common file system be cleaned up automatically?
  • How to Change Default Storage Location for publish.tmp files
  • After publishing a job, the folders at pubtemp location are not shown even though worker logs shows that folders are generated.
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