An unreferenced file is a content file that no longer has a valid association to a Windchill object. For example, a file is no longer referenced when all objects to which it was associated have been deleted, or when a user deletes the association to the file when updating the object.

The following procedure describes the process for removing files that are no longer referenced in Windchill from a cache vault on the File Server site. This procedure also removes references to replicated content that was uploaded to the File Server site through an upload to a replica cache. This procedure does not apply to any existing replication rules for the vault. If any of the content uploaded to the replica cache must permanently reside on the File Server site (for the purpose of faster downloads, for example), then you must create replication rules for these objects.