Delete hidden files on Cisco ASR 901

[Cory Anderson]

On Cisco ASR 901, if a do the "dir" command, files that were manually copied to the flash do not show up. Using the "dir /all" the files are shown. When I try to delete the files, the prompt says files do not exist. The files are filling my flash.

How do I delete files that only show up with "dir /all"?

[Cory Anderson · Accepted solution]

I figured it out. When a file is deleted in the Class B Flash file system, the memory space occupied by the deleted file is
not released until you use the squeeze command.