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Maintain Files

About Files Page

You are here: Device Administration > Operations > Files.

You can clean up files, download, or delete files and delete the JUNOS Package backup.

To maintain files:

Click Clean Up Files.
The device will perform the following tasks:
- Rotates log files—Indicates all information in the current log files is archived and fresh log files are created.
- Deletes log files in /var/log—Indicates any files that are not currently being written to are deleted.
- Deletes temporary files in /var/tmp—Indicates any files that have not been accessed within two days are deleted.
- Deletes all crash files in /var/crash—Indicates any core files that the device has written during an error are deleted.
- Deletes all software images (*.tgz files) in /var/sw/pkg—Indicates any software image copied to this directory during software upgrades are deleted.
The J-Web interface displays the files that you can delete and the amount of space that will be freed on the file system.
Click one:
- OK—Deletes the files and returns to the Files page.
- Cancel—Cancels your entries and returns to the Files page.

Table 1 provides the maintenance options to download and delete files.

Table 1: Download and Delete Files Maintenance Options
File Type	Function
Log Files	Lists the log files located in the /var/log directory on the device. Select an option: Delete—Deletes files. Download—Downloads files.
Temporary Files	Lists the temporary files located in the /var/tmp directory on the device. Select an option: Delete—Deletes files. Download—Downloads files.
Jailed Temporary Files	Lists the jailed temporary files located in the /var/jail/tmp directory on the device. Select an option: Delete—Deletes files. Download—Downloads files.
Old JUNOS Software	Lists the software images located in the /var/sw/pkg (*.tgz files) directory on the device. Select an option: Delete—Deletes files. Download—Downloads files.
Crash (Core) File	Lists the core files located in the /var/crash directory on the device. Select an option: Delete—Deletes files. Download—Downloads files.
Database Files	Lists the database files located in the /var/db directory on the device. Select an option: Delete—Deletes files. Download—Downloads files.

Table 2 provides the maintenance options to delete the JUNOS Package backup.

Table 2: Delete Backup JUNOS Package Files Maintenance Options
Field	Function
Delete backup Junos package	Reviews the backup image information listed. Click Delete backup JUNOS package and then select an option. Note: The Delete backup option is hidden if the router is in dual-root partitioning scheme The available options are: OK—Deletes the backup image and returns to the Files page. Cancel—Cancels the deletion of the backup image and returns to the Files page.

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