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Volume File Scan

The Volume File Scan option (6.3) performs complex data set searches of disk volumes. This can help you in many ways.

You can find wasted space by looking for data sets on a volume that are not listed in the system catalogs or that are listed as being on a different volume. You can find data sets that were not accessed in a long time. You should investigate all of these data sets. These data sets can be unnecessary.

The volume scan function can also be very useful for searching the system for things such as unsupported or unlicensed products. You could search all your application volumes (with an appropriate mask) for load libraries (dsorg=pds recfm=u).