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Purge deleted items from the index

Process the deleted items in the Perceptive Search index reclaiming index space for future use. This option is only enabled if there are items marked as deleted in the current index.

To purge deleted documents from the index:

  1. Start Perceptive Enterprise Search - Local Administration Console
  2. Open the index you wish to modify, you can do this by either:
    • Selecting it from the My Index Catalog list
    • Select File > Open an Index from the menu and browse to the location where the index is stored
  3. From the menu, select Index > Advanced > Purge Deleted
  4. You can log the output of a purge by clicking the Log button.
  5. Click OK to begin.

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