AEM Version Purging Basics

The Purge Version tool is intended for purging the versions of a node or a hierarchy of nodes in your repository.
Its primary purpose is to help you reduce the size of your repository by removing old versions of your nodes.

Overview
The Purge Versions tool is available in the Tools console under Versioning or directly at: http://localhost:4502/etc/versioning/purge.html



Start Path

• An absolute path on which the purge must be done.
• You can select the Start Path by clicking the repository tree navigator.

Recursive

• When purging data you can choose between performing the operation on one node or on a whole hierarchy by selecting Recursive.
• In the last case the given path defines the root node of the hierarchy.

Maximum versions to keep

• The maximum number of versions to be kept for a node.
• When these number exceeds this value, the oldest versions are purged.

Maximum version age

• The maximum age of the version of a node.
• When the age of a version exceeds this value, it is purged.

Dry Run

• Because removing versions of your content is definite and can not be reverted without restoring a backup,
• thePurge Versions tool provides a dry run mode that allows you to preview the purged versions.
• To launch a dry run of the purge process, click Dry Run.

Purge

• Launch the purge of the versions on the node defined by the Start Path.