Deleting just images folder

  • Hi,


    I need to clear a bunch of studies to free up space from Conquest server. What is the consequence of removing just the images folder (named as PID), along with everything under it from say C drive, after of course backing up the folders? So one could query these studies, but they will not get any images. What happens to image counting when querying in such case? If I put back these folders at a later time, can I retrieve those images? Also, if I attempt this, will it corrupt the database (DBIII)?


    I can also send whole DICOM study elsewhere and delete studies from database. But our central backup system is non-DICOM and file-friendly, and I wanted to know the options. Thanks in advance.


    Sundar

  • Hello Sundar.


    When querying for the "removed" PID folders you will just get errors in serverstatus log. (no other effect that I know of)


    You will not corrupt your database as far as I know.


    If you put the images back (with proper privileges) then you can retrive them.


    Good luck


    Steini.

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