Article - CS56539

How to remove "Unreferenced Files" from "Vaults" in Windchill

Modified: 21-Oct-2025   


Applies To

  • Windchill PDMLink 9.1 to 13.1
  • FlexPLM 11.0 to 12.1

Description

  • How to Remove/ Purge Unreferenced files from Vaults
  • How to move Unreferenced files from Vaults
  • How to purge the useless files in Windchill Vault disk
  • Can we move Unreferenced files to a specific folder instead of deleting them
  • Unreferenced files take lots of disc space
  • How to find and delete unused old data from vaults
  • What is the usage of .unreferenced folder
  • How to manage Windchill vault size due to vault size increase
  • Are there any steps required before removing unreferenced files such as revaluating
  • Are there SQL code entries or terminal commands required to remove unreferenced files
  • The file size of master vault increases quickly
  • How to reduce the file size of file vault
  • How to clean or purge Vault (replication server) disk space exactly and safely
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