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Erik Hermansen
Erik Hermansen

Reputation: 2369

How do I safely remove the .copyarea.db files?

I see .copyarea.db files popping up in my ClearCase snapshot directories. I understand that deleting the file may cause some problems. How can I get rid of these files safely?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 3840

Answers (3)

VonC
VonC

Reputation: 1327204

All CCWeb views have a storage stored at the CCRC server (which in turn communicates with the VOB server).
That differs from classic ClearCase views, where the view storage is either on the user's computer, or in a close View Storage server.

Since the clients using CCRC cannot always directly access that view storage (on the CCRC server), it needs "local" view storage, which are defined within the CCWeb view, with the .copyarea.dat and a .copyarea.db directories.

Since you are not the first to getting rid of those directories (.db and .dat), CCRC 7.1 now allows for .dat directory to be restaured, allowing then ClearCase to reassess the status of each file, keeping relevant information in the .db storage directory.

Upvotes: 3

Erik Hermansen
Erik Hermansen

Reputation: 2369

The .copyarea.db is removed by ClearCase after I add all the View Private files in a snapshot directory to source control. It makes sense--ClearCase needs the .copyarea.db file to avoid interpreting the copied files as hijacked, but checking them in removes that ambiguity, so ClearCase no longer needs .copyarea.db and deletes it.

Upvotes: 2

Mr. Shiny and New 安宇
Mr. Shiny and New 安宇

Reputation: 13908

The first google result about .copyarea.db suggests that deleting those files will confuse ClearCase, causing it to think that your files are hijacked.

Upvotes: 2

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