help regarding IOS file system

[Mohammed Aswath Ali]

hi ,

      i have two files in my router flash .i have deleted one of the file named r1-confg. by checking the show flash status i found the file is present and in bracket it is mentioned as deleted .

my question is what is the meaning of  deleted here and  how to remove the r1-confg file completely .

R1#show flash

System flash directory:

File  Length   Name/status

  1   788      r1-confg [deleted]

  2   788      r1-startup.config

[1704 bytes used, 7862612 available, 7864316 total]

8192K bytes of processor board System flash (Read/Write)

[Islam Nadim]

Did you try rebooting your router?

[Rolf Fischer]

Hi,

have a look at the "Deleting Files" section of this document:

Troubleshooting and Maintenance: Using CompactFlash Memory Cards (Class B File System; squeeze-command)

HTH

Rolf

[Islam Nadim]

I totally forgot about the squeeze command! Thank you for reminding me fischer.rolf

[Saurav Lodh]

To claim the space

To reclaim the memory space of deleted files, enter the squeeze flash: command:

Router# squeeze flash:

Squeeze operation may take a while. Continue? [confirm]

squeeze in progress...

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Rebuild file system directory...

Squeeze complete