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Compact a .QEA/.QEAX Project
After a period of time, through general use, a .QEA or .QEAX project file might occupy more disc space than necessary. You can move the project to a local drive and compact the file to recover the unused space.
Enterprise Architect provides two separate but similar options to compact a .QEA or .QEAX repository:
- Run the compact process against the selected project
- Compact the selected project to a new file, this option keeps the original repository unchanged
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Settings > Model > Integrity > Manage .QEA/.QEAX File > Compact .QEA/.QEAX File Settings > Model > Integrity > Manage .QEA/.QEAX File > Compact .QEA/.QEAX to new file |
Compact a .QEA/.QEAX file
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Identify a .QEA/.QEAX project file to compact |
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Ensure no other users (or other instances of Enterprise Architect) have the identified .QEA/.QEAX project .file open. |
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Select the 'Compact .QEA/.QEAX File...' option. |
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When prompted, select (or enter) the filename of the .QEA/.QEAX project file to compact. |
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Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process. Once the process completes Enterprise Architect will display a message indicating both original and compacted sizes. |
Compact a .QEA/.QEAX file to new file
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Identify a .QEA/.QEAX project file to compact |
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Ensure no other users (or other instances of Enterprise Architect) have the identified .QEA/.QEAX project .file open. |
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Select the 'Compact .QEA/.QEAX to new file...' option. |
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When prompted, select (or enter) the filename of the .QEA/.QEAX project file to compact. |
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When prompted, enter the file name of the new file; this will be the file that receives the compacted version of the selected repository. |
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Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process. Once the process completes Enterprise Architect will display a message indicating both original and compacted sizes. |
Notes
- Always compact projects on a local drive, never on a network drive
- In the Corporate, Unified and Ultimate Editions of Enterprise Architect, if security is enabled you must have 'Administer Database' permission to compact a project