Purging marks projects or packages for deletion from the repository. Purged program elements do not appear in the Repository Explorer window, but they exist in the repository and can be restored until the repository is compacted. Purging program elements does not free up disk space. It is a preliminary step to compacting, which creates a smaller repository.
When you purge an edition of a package, you also purge the classes, interfaces, and methods contained in that package. This provides the greatest benefits when the repository is compacted later.
When you purge an edition of a project, you are only deleting information about that project's configuration of packages. You do not purge any contained program elements.
Program elements can
only be purged by their owners or by the repository administrator.
Purging program elements
To purge projects and packages:
The purged items will no longer appear in the Repository Explorer window. If you try to load a project that contained a purged package edition, an error message will indicate that the project could not be loaded because one of its packages "does not exist in the repository". (In fact, the package is still in the repository, and can be restored until the repository is compacted.)
Searching for a Program Element in the Repository
Compacting a Repository
Restoring Program Elements
Backing Up the Repository
Repository Files