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Empty the Trash

If you are sure that you do not want to keep the content in the trash folder, you can delete it by "emptying the trash". However, you cannot empty the trash if it contains content that has dependencies.

A dependency is when a topic or publication is used elsewhere, either as content reuse or as the target of a link. For example, if you have an "Introduction" topic in your trash, you cannot delete it if a "live" topic contains a link to it. The "live" topic is dependent on the topic in the trash, as its link will not work if the topic in the trash is permanently deleted.

To empty the trash:

  1. In the Content Manager, open the Trash folder and find the components that you want to delete.

  2. Select the dotted menu ( ... ) and then select Delete.

    Paligo will check to see if the content follows the Rules for Emptying the Trash. If it does, Paligo will delete the content.

Tip

Selecting multiple components at the same time in the Content Manager works just like in most file browsers. Collect them by holding down:

  • Shift to select the first and last topics in a range of topics.

  • Cmd ⌘ (Mac) / Ctrl (Windows) key to select or deselect individual items.

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Click outside the actual name to avoid opening them in the Editor.

Then use the dotted menu (...) to the right of a component to select an option.