When you remove a vault index, only the index catalog is removed; no physical file archives are affected by this operation.
To remove an index from a vault archive:
- Start the Administration tool by doing one of the following:
- On Windows 7 and Windows Server systems prior to Windows Server 2012, from the Windows Start menu, select .
- On Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 or later, on the Apps screen, under SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM, click Administration.
- Log into the vault whose index you want to remove.
- Right-click
Indexing and select Open.If prompted, log in as a user with administrative access.
- Clear Index File Vault Archives and click OK.