to more than one media pool or disk, so that you always have a spare
copy.
Note: You cannot perform incremental archiving. Complete archiving removes the
need for Prinergy to check each file for changes before archiving. When archiving
to tape, complete archiving removes the need to switch tapes before archiving—
for example—if changed job files are on a different tape than the original job.
About purging
Purging job files removes archived files from the volume on which you
created the job. This frees up active disk space but retains a record of
the purged files so that they can be retrieved later. You can purge job
files only if they are already archived.
When you purge a whole job, the whole job folder is removed from its
original volume, but any input files that reside on another input volume
are not purged; they remain in their current location.
When you use a purge process template, be sure to specify the same
media pools or disk volumes to which you archived the files. Prior to
purging the files, Archiver verifies that the files were successfully
archived to the specified pools or disks. If you do not specify all of the
same pools or disks to which you archived the files, Archiver will check
only that each file has been archived to one pool or disk and you may
accidentally purge job files before duplicate copies of the archive are
made.
Purging versus destroying
Destroying a job completely removes it from the system, and removes
all information about the job from the database.
Destroying is different from purging a job; job data is retained in the
database. Destroying a job removes the job folder and all of its
contents from the volume on which the job was created. (Any files that
you added to the job that reside on another input volume are not
destroyed.)
After a job is destroyed, you cannot retrieve it. Therefore, you should
destroy a job only if you will never need it again. If you think you may
need to print the job again, archive and purge it instead.
About retrieving
You can retrieve files if you need to access job files after you archive
and purge them. For example, you may want to remake a plate for the
job.
Retrieving job files restores them back to the volume on which the job
was originally created. You can retrieve job files only if they were
previously archived.
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