How can I delet file from a 4948 switch

[Guohua Zhang]

I cannot upload a new image to one of our 4948 switch because there is no space. See the output that I checked with different commands:

lhcb1r91-4948tg-124#dir

Directory of bootflash:/

    3  -rwx    15728568  Mar 23 2009 15:08:54 -04:00  cat4500-ipbasek9-mz.122-50.SG1.bin

    4  -rw-        1553   Dec 8 2009 22:20:00 -05:00  post-2009.12.09.03.20.00-failed.txt

    5  -rw-        1553   Dec 8 2009 23:28:00 -05:00  post-2009.12.09.04.28.00-passed.txt

61341696 bytes total (15311656 bytes free)

lhcb1r91-4948tg-124#dir /all

Directory of bootflash:/

    1  -rwx    14569696  Dec 24 2008 01:20:26 -05:00  [cat4500-ipbase-mz.122-46.SG.bin]

    2  -rwx    15728024  Mar 23 2009 05:26:09 -04:00  [cat4500-ipbasek9-mz.122-50.SG.bin]

    3  -rwx    15728568  Mar 23 2009 15:08:54 -04:00  cat4500-ipbasek9-mz.122-50.SG1.bin

    4  -rw-        1553   Dec 8 2009 22:20:00 -05:00  post-2009.12.09.03.20.00-failed.txt

    5  -rw-        1553   Dec 8 2009 23:28:00 -05:00  post-2009.12.09.04.28.00-passed.txt

61341696 bytes total (15311656 bytes free)

How can I delete those two files with [ ]? Thanks.

[Kelvin Willacey]

You can use the delete flash:cat4500-ipbase-mz.122-46.SG.bin command, be sure to upload the new image and set the boot variable before reloading the switch.

[amikat]

Hi,

You can get rid of these files by issuing the command "squeeze bootflash:". Please note that there is no way to recover these deleted files after you issue this command.

Best regards,

Antonin

[Guohua Zhang]

Great. That's the command I am looking for. See the space released after the process.

lhcb1r91-4948tg-124#squeeze bootflash:

All deleted files will be removed. Continue? [confirm]

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

Squeeze of bootflash complete

lhcb1r91-4948tg-124#dir

Directory of bootflash:/

    1  -rwx    15728568  Mar 23 2009 15:08:54 -04:00  cat4500-ipbasek9-mz.122-50.SG1.bin

    2  -rw-        1553   Dec 8 2009 22:20:00 -05:00  post-2009.12.09.03.20.00-failed.txt

    3  -rw-        1553   Dec 8 2009 23:28:00 -05:00  post-2009.12.09.04.28.00-passed.txt

61341696 bytes total (45609632 bytes free)

[Chts]

Hi Amikat,

I would like to say thank to you as your post helped me in solving my issue... thanks once again.

Regards

Surya

[Joseph W. Doherty]

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BTW, newer IOS disk formats no longer need to "squeeze".  Just doing a delete will recover the space.  Depending on the vintage of the device, and its IOS, you may need to reformat the flash to get the newer format.

[anoop verma]

thanks