Clean conversion cache

The application includes an integrated file conversion cache stored on the file system, by default in the $TOMCAT/repository/cache folder.

Note

The file conversion cache is stored in the file system, by default in the $TOMCAT/repository/cache folder.

A typical example of document conversion is generating a thumbnail of each document shown in the default application user interface. For example, to get a thumbnail of a Microsoft Word document, it is necessary to convert the first page into an image. This process consumes some CPU.

To prevent consuming more CPU than necessary, the documents are converted only when necessary — the first time they are accessed or after a document is updated. In other cases, the file is retrieved from the cache.

Tip

The administrator can take control of these cached files and clean them by type or clean them all.

Cached files:

Type	Description
DXF	Caused by AutoCAD preview conversion.
PDF	Several causes: - Document preview. - User conversion on demand.
SWF	Document preview.
Thumbnail properties	Document thumbnail in the application desktop view.
Thumbnail Search	Document thumbnail in the application search view.
Thumbnail Lightbox	Document thumbnail in the lightbox.

Clean conversion cache

• Choose the cached file type to be cleaned.
• Click the Clean button.

Caution

The operation can take a few seconds or minutes depending on the number of files to be removed from the file system.