Rules for Emptying the Trash
You can move any component to the trash, even if that component is reused. But you will not be able to empty the trash if it contains components that have dependencies, such as:
Note
If content in the trash has dependencies, but only to other content in the trash, then it can be deleted. Paligo will only stop a component from being deleted from the trash if it has a dependency to "live" content i.e. content that is not in the trash.
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A topic that is reused in other topics that are not in the trash
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A topic that is the target of links in other topics that are not in the trash
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A publication that is reused in another publication
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A publication that is the target of links in topics that are not in the trash.
To empty the trash, you must first deal with the dependencies. This may mean removing links to the topic or removing the topic from inside other topics. To find out more, see Find Where Content is Reused.