When authors delete version-controlled documents in a multi-user environment, the documents are marked for deletion but are not deleted from the Library. Authors can then restore any document that is marked for deletion from the Deleted Documents view in the Library.

As an administrator, you may want to purge deleted documents from the Library to permanently remove them. Purged documents cannot be restored by any author. When you purge a document, all versions and history are permanently removed from the database. Any document that links to the purged document will have broken links (identified by the text "Missing document") that authors will need to manually remove.

To purge one or more documents, you must be working online and have Deleted Documents View of the Library displayed. Then you can either selectively purge documents from the list or purge all documents on the list at once.

Note: You should ensure that no author is attempting to restore a document that you are purging. Errors may occur if any author attempts this at the same that you perform a purge.

To purge selected documents:

1. Log in as an administrator.
    
2. Make sure you are working online.
    
3. From the Library, switch to the Deleted Documents View.
    
4. Select the document(s) that you want to purge from the Library.
    
5. On the Administration menu, choose Purge.
    
6. Choose Yes to purge the selected documents.

To purge all documents:

1. Log in as an administrator.
    
2. Make sure you are working online.
    
3. From the Library, switch to the Deleted Documents View.
    
4. On the Administration menu, choose Purge All to permanently delete all documents in the view from the Library.

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