Managing user accounts and company files > Servicing your company file > Purging information that is no longer needed
Purging is the process of removing data from your company file. After you have used your software for a long time, you will notice that the size of your company file has grown considerably. When your company file has grown larger than you want it to, you can purge, that is remove information that is no longer needed. After transactions are purged, they will no longer appear on any report.
The procedure for purging information (below) applies if you are purging:
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When purging activity slips, note the following:
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If you’ve billed an activity slip on an invoice, you can purge that activity slip only if the invoice on which it was billed has been purged.
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caution : Single-user access required
Purging a company file requires single-user access. For more information, see Single-user file locking for special tasks.
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Go to the command centre related to the information you want to purge. The information you can purge is dependent upon the command centre you are in. For example, if you are in the Sales command centre, you can only purge closed invoices.
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