Garbage collection
WorldServer creates database objects to represent various elements such as projects, tasks, or segmented documents. To reclaim database space, WorldServer uses cleaners to delete obsolete objects periodically, in a process known as garbage collection.
Certain created objects are deleted as soon as they become obsolete, but most are not. This is because deleting objects can be a time-consuming procedure that requires a lot of resources. Also, in certain cases, it is not always immediately clear when an object becomes obsolete.
For example, when an asset is segmented, it is stored in a structure that is used internally until the source asset is modified. When the asset is modified, a new segmented document structure is created and the old one is left in the database and marked for garbage collection.
- On stand-alone WorldServer instances, schedule changes are updated automatically.
- In clustered WorldServer environments, you must restart the other WorldServer instances for the schedule changes to be applied.