PIM Cleanup Tools

 

Clean Duplicated Files

The Clean Duplicated Files tool will clean up files that came from the same original file but now have a different name. This tool will only delete the duplicated files per item. If a different item has a file that was also from the same original file these will not be deleted. 

This tool can be found in the PIM by navigating to Tools > Clean Duplicated Files.  Confirm you are sure you'd like to use this tool by selecting "Yes".

Make sure to save any changes to items you have made before you start to utilize the Clean Duplicated Files tool.

Clean File Repository

The Clean File Repository tool will clean up files in the repository that are no longer in the database.

This tool can be found in the PIM by navigating to Tools > Clean File Repository. Once you are in the tool, select the "Delete Files" button to confirm you would like to remove those files.

Make sure to save any changes to items you have made before you start to utilize the Clean File Repository tool.

Manage Missing Files

The Manage Missing Files tool will find files that are linked in the Database but are missing in the PIM repository.

This tool can be found in the PIM by navigating to Tools > Manage Missing Files.

  1.  Location - Where the Files are located in the PIM Repository.
  2.  Name - Current name of the file.
  3. Org. Location - Original Location of the files.
  4. Org. Name - Original Name of the files.
  5. Type - The Type of file.
  6.  Delete All References - This button will remove all references of the files in question.
  7.  Export List - This button will allow a User to export the Missing Files.

Once a User has deleted the file references in the PIM, there will be no way to recover those deleted references.