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What Data Is Purged?

Although this chapter refers to ‘database purging’, these infrastructure-based purges actually remove eligible database records plus any corresponding blob (Binary Large Object) files, if the blob files are stored in the \Data folder or EMC Centera. This is because each CA Data Protection event comprises metadata, written to the local CA Data Protection database, and a blob file, saved on physical media:

• A database entry contains the event metadata. For example, database fields specify an email’s delivery date, 'envelope' details, what policy triggers were applied, and so on. Later sections in this chapter focus on purging these database entries.
• A blob file contains the text content of a captured file, e‑mail or Web page, stored in CA Data Protection format. The blob file is written to disk and saved locally in CA's \data subfolder of the Windows All Users profile (or migrated to EMC Centera, if required).