Managing Content Folders

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Purge History

The Purge History option lets you delete historical versions of content blocks in a folder. When purging, your options are

• specify a date before which historical versions are purged
• indicate whether the purge includes a folder's subfolders
• purge published as well as checked-in versions of content blocks

To purge the history for a content folder, follow these steps.

1. Access the View Folder Properties screen for the content folder you want to purge the history for, as described in Accessing the Folder Properties Screen.
2. Click the Purge History button ( ).
3. The Purge History screen appears.
4. Use the following table to modify the Purge History options.

   Field	Description	Required?
   Select Date	Specify a date to limit the number of historical versions to purge. When specified, only historical versions with a date before this date are purged.	Yes
   Recursive	Purges historical records for content in this folder's subfolders.	No
   Purge versions marked as Published	Purges published versions of content blocks as well as checked-in versions.	No

5. Click the Purge History button ( ).
6. A confirmation message is displayed.
7. Click OK to continue.
8. Ektron CMS400.NET executes the purge and displays a confirmation when complete.

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