There is a "clean" script in the bin directory of DSpace which will clean out any orphaned bitstream files. DSpace doesn't delete the actual file content when deletions occur so if an ItemImport replaces an existing Bitstream, it will be orphaned in your assestore until the clean routine is run.
Mark On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:55 AM, Van Ly <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > At the moment, I've an archive_directory of 51Gb occupying 89Gb of > assetstore in DSpace. > > The archive_directory is like the one shown in > > dspace-1.4.2-source/docs/application.html#itemimporter > > and is a copy of all packages successfully imported in 1.4.2 DSpace with > 8.1 Postgresql. > > When the archive_directory grew from 50-51Gb, that 1Gb difference grew the > DSpace assetstore by 4Gb, is that supposed to happen? or are failed import > attempts (and retries) responsible for leaving clutter in the assetstore? or > are package replacement operations (and many repeats) responsible for > leaving earlier duplicate copies of bitstreams behind? > > I was expecting a successful 1Gb feed to DSpace would grow the assetstore > by about 1Gb plus & minus a little bit. > > Any `clue' is much appreciated. > > -- Van Ly > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT > is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. > Meet > the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & > iPhoneDevCamp asthey present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian > Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://www.creativitycat.com > _______________________________________________ > DSpace-tech mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech > > -- Mark R. Diggory http://purl.org/net/mdiggory/homepage - Bio http://mdiggory.blogspot.com - Blog
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