Re: > We've idenfified 40,000 files to purge. However the system crashes > whenever we attempt to purge files from this. > > Unfortunately, this is a 24 x 7 production machine, with peek usage around > 300+ users. (apologies in advance if this is a duplicate answer) Phil, try purging the *LAST* file in the group ... repeating that should allow you to get rid of the files. When you purge the first file, that (I think) triggers a very large transaction (which could be causing the system failure). Purging a file near the end of the group triggers a small transaction. Stan Stan Sieler [log in to unmask] www.allegro.com/sieler/wanted/index.html www.allegro.com/sieler * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *