# Logs purge

Configure how long to keep historical log entries base on the type of the entry or globally.

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The log purge is done by the **`PurgeLogs`** automatic action.
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We advise you to purge your logs so as not to overload your instance and **avoid the keep** all option.
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You can choose the first option **Change all** to setup all entries at once.

Each field allows you to delete, keep or delete after a certain period (between 1 and 120 months).

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## General

* **Add/update relation between items**
* **Delete relation between items**
* **Add the item**
* **Delete the item**
* **Restore the item**
* **Update the item**
* **Comments**
* **Last update**
* **Plugins** : retains or not the history of a plugin. For example, in the advanced dashboard, the history tab could be cleared.
* **Equipments refused by rules log** : Rules can be put in place to refuse equipment when an employee is working remotely, for example. This history can be cleared.

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An **item** is defined as anything that could be linked to a GLPI object (a contract, a document, a computer, etc.)
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## Software

* **Installation/uninstallation of software on items**: add a new software
* **Installation/uninstallation versions on software**: adding a new version of an existing software package to a GLPI object. For example, adding version 7.4 of PowerShell to a computer that already has PowerShell installed
* **Add/Remove items from software versions**: This applies to **`Parc`** > **`Software`**. Multiple versions of the same software can coexist; here, we use OneDrive as an example. This option will clear the history of added versions from **`Parc`** > **`Software`** (without deleting the version itself, of course)

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## **Financial and administrative information**

* Add financial information to an item

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## Users

* Add/remove profiles to users
* Add/remove groups to users
* User authentication method changes
* Deleted user in LDAP directory

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## **Components**

* **Add component**: adding a new component not currently in the database
* **Update component**: updating a component
* **Disconnect a component**: removing the connection between an existing component and another GLPI object
* **Connect a component**: connecting an existing component to a GLPI object (for example, connecting an existing PCIe port in the database to a computer)
* **Delete component**: removing a component

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## **All sections**

* Purge all log entries


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