Use the Purge Physical Count utility to purge old count control files.
If your system has cycle count control files older than 30 days or physical count control files older than one year, we recommend that you delete them to recover disk space.
The system numbers cycle count control files sequentially as it creates them. The purge routine prompts you to enter an ID and then deletes all the files with IDs less than the one entered.
To purge physical count files:
From the Maintenance > Merge/Purge menu, select Purge Physical Count Files to display the following prompt: Delete All PHYS Files with a Count# Less Than
Note: If prompted, log on to the character-based system.
At the prompt, enter a count ID.
The system deletes all count control files with IDs less than this count ID. It lists the deleted files and displays the number of files deleted.
Note: To view a list of cycle count files, their numbers, and the dates they were run, press F10 with the cursor in the Count# or New field of the Generate Control File screen.
Press Esc or Enter to return to the Merge/Purge menu.
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