Purge Files

jmuelly · 03-22-2018, 06:47 AM

Is there anyway to purge files? If so is it even necessary?

Déjà Bru · 03-22-2018, 08:08 AM

Yes, there is a "Purge deleted records from database" feature under Database Tools in Game Settings, Database. Read about it here.

Now, I almost feel guilty telling you this because this is something that you do not do unless there is a need to, in my opinion. I would say that it is inherently risky and if you are not having problems, I would leave your league alone.

At the very least, back up your league before doing anything like this.

EDIT: Looking closely at that online manual page, I get the impression that the Purge Tool is supposed to be for online league commissioners. See what you think; you may also want to search the OOTPB forums for this topic.

EDIT 2: It also looks like this tool is for cleaning up deletions, maybe as a by-product of running and maintaining an online league (I never have done so). I don't delete much, if at all, in my own leagues. Somehow, this tool does not look like it's for ordinary game players.

mitchkenn · 03-22-2018, 10:09 AM

if you have a hall of fame - it'll change the players numbers. The pictures will remain but if you click on them, the link goes to a different player. Will do the same to any retired numbers.
it's something to keep in mind. Basically it deleted old players & ID's and somehow (black magic i think) reassigns them to others.
As Deja Bru says - use it only if needed.

03-22-2018, 06:47 AM	#1
jmuelly Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 161	Purge Files Is there anyway to purge files? If so is it even necessary?

03-22-2018, 08:08 AM	#2
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,741	Yes, there is a "Purge deleted records from database" feature under Database Tools in Game Settings, Database. Read about it here. Now, I almost feel guilty telling you this because this is something that you do not do unless there is a need to, in my opinion. I would say that it is inherently risky and if you are not having problems, I would leave your league alone. At the very least, back up your league before doing anything like this. EDIT: Looking closely at that online manual page, I get the impression that the Purge Tool is supposed to be for online league commissioners. See what you think; you may also want to search the OOTPB forums for this topic. EDIT 2: It also looks like this tool is for cleaning up deletions, maybe as a by-product of running and maintaining an online league (I never have done so). I don't delete much, if at all, in my own leagues. Somehow, this tool does not look like it's for ordinary game players. __________________ - Bru Last edited by Déjà Bru; 03-22-2018 at 08:18 AM.

03-22-2018, 10:09 AM	#3
mitchkenn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Oregon, not by design Posts: 2,872	if you have a hall of fame - it'll change the players numbers. The pictures will remain but if you click on them, the link goes to a different player. Will do the same to any retired numbers. it's something to keep in mind. Basically it deleted old players & ID's and somehow (black magic i think) reassigns them to others. As Deja Bru says - use it only if needed. __________________ "This is my opening farewell " - Jackson Browne “They make a desolation and call it peace.” ― Agha Shahid Ali "Maybe she just has to sing, for the sake of the song - And who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong." - Townes Van Zandt "I saw a young man leaning on his wooden crutch - He called out to me, 'Don't ask for so much' And a young woman leaning in her darkened door She cried out to me, 'Why not ask for more?' " - Leonard Cohen "Hello darkness, my old Friend ...." - Paul Simon Before Mays, before DiMaggio, there was Oscar Charleston. "All the lies about Babe Ruth are true." - Waite Hoyt Avatar is the late great Townes Van Zandt. rip.