---
name: "calendarserver_purge_attachments"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "calendarserver"
version: "9.2+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/calendarserver_purge_attachments"
---

# calendarserver\_purge\_attachments(8)

Calendar Server orphaned attachments clean-up utility

## NAME

**calendarserver\_purge\_attachments** – Calendar Server orphaned attachments clean-up utility

## SYNOPSIS

**calendarserver\_purge\_attachments** \[**--config** *file*\] \[**--uuid** *guid*\] \[**--days** *NUMBER*\] \[**--dry-run**\] \[**--verbose**\] \[**--help**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**calendarserver\_purge\_attachments** is a tool for removing attachments that are no longer referenced by any calendar events, or only referenced by events older than a specified cut-off.

**calendarserver\_purge\_attachments** should be run as a user with the same privileges as the Calendar Server itself, as it needs to read and write data that belongs to the server.

## OPTIONS

- **-h,** **--help**

  Display usage information

- **-f,** **--config** *FILE*

  Use the Calendar Server configuration specified in the given file. Defaults to /etc/caldavd/caldavd.plist.

- **-u,** **--uuid** *GUID*

  Target a specific user via their GUID.

- **-d,** **--days** *NUMBER*

  Specify how many days in the past to retain.  Defaults to 365 days.

- **-n,** **--dry-run**

  Calculate and display how many orphaned attachments would be removed, but don't actually remove them.

- **-v,** **--verbose**

  Print progress information.

## FILES

- /etc/caldavd/caldavd.plist

  The Calendar Server configuration file.

## SEE ALSO

[caldavd(8)](/caldavd/8.md)