fclean

Files.fclean(**kwargs)

Deletes all local files in all processors in a distributed parallel processing run.

Mechanical APDL Command: /FCLEAN

Notes

Issue fclean to delete all local files having the current Jobname ( filname ) and save disk space in a distributed parallel processing run. Like other file deletion commands, deletion happens immediately upon issuing this command. Different than other file deletion commands, it enables the convenience of deleting all Jobname.* local files without having to issue separate commands specifying each file type.

All .log files except the master ( Jobname0.log ) are deleted.

Warning

Because /FCLEAN deletes all local files, it should only be issued if you are sure that none of those files are needed in any downstream analyses. Deleting files that are necessary for subsequent substeps, load steps, commands, or analyses will prevent continuation of the run. For example, since the local files are combined into global files when you issue FINISH in the solution processor, issuing /FCLEAN before FINISH in /SOLU will result in a program crash.