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Mario Charest
02/28/2011 3:15 PM
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> PDOM files are flat-file based database for the indexer. They are not stored
> in the projects but are stored in the workspace ".metadata" directory so
> deleting the projects will not delete the PDOM files.
It should
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> They have no usage after the projects are deleted so you are safe to delete
> them from your workspace ".metadata" directory.
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> There is no automatic way to delete the PDOM files, you have to manually
> delete them.
That's so 1990, lol!
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> If you feel the PDOM files grow too big, you can try to use the "Fast Indexer"
> and turn off the "Full Indexer".
I don't care about their size as long as they serve a purpose.
>
> Here is a link to the PDOM design wiki http://wiki.eclipse.org/CDT/designs/
> PDOM/Overview
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mario Charest [mailto:community-noreply@qnx.com]
> Sent: Fri 25/02/2011 5:05 PM
> To: general-ide
> Subject: RE: pdom
>
>
> Yes on windows.
>
> Well aside Eclipse I don`t see who would hold these files. I actually
> encounter the problem when I tried to create a template workspace for coworker
> . I copied ( via Explorer ) my workspace. In eclipse I switched to it. I
> closed all the projects. Then delete them ( via the IDE ). Indeed the
> projects were gone. When I check the workspace size, it was still over 2G !
> Once I manually deleted the .pdom files the workspace was now 6.5Meg in size !
>
>
> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De: Elena Laskavaia [mailto:community-noreply@qnx.com]
> > Envoy: 25 fvrier 2011 16:53
> > : general-ide
> > Objet: Re: pdom
> >
> > On windows? Something holds the files...
> >
> > On 02/25/2011 04:49 PM, Mario Charest wrote:
> > > When a projet is deleted even though one selects the "delete the file on
> > the filesystem" option, the .pdom file is not delete. I had about 2G of
> space
> > wasted.
> > >
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