topic How to find &quot;missing&quot; files? in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-find-quot-missing-quot-files/m-p/282886#M236016 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I've got an interesting case of a file that has gone missing.&nbsp; Doing searches on keywords specific to it and even trying the exact file name will not find it.&nbsp; Does not appear in the site file list that it was created in either.&nbsp; I've even searched the trash for it.&nbsp; How do I know it's really a thing and not just a figment of my imagination?&nbsp; Well, because there's a published public link to it that still works fine!</P><P></P><P>For the moment, we extracted the information from the public link version and uploaded a new version with a new name (it wouldn't let us use the old name as it said it's in use!).&nbsp; Long term though, I'd like to clear out this phantom document.&nbsp; Suggestions on finding and removing it?</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 31 Oct 2016 19:50:25 GMT sscbrian 2016-10-31T19:50:25Z How to find "missing" files? https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-find-quot-missing-quot-files/m-p/282886#M236016 I've got an interesting case of a file that has gone missing.&nbsp; Doing searches on keywords specific to it and even trying the exact file name will not find it.&nbsp; Does not appear in the site file list that it was created in either.&nbsp; I've even searched the trash for it.&nbsp; How do I know it's really a thin Mon, 31 Oct 2016 19:50:25 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-find-quot-missing-quot-files/m-p/282886#M236016 sscbrian 2016-10-31T19:50:25Z Re: How to find "missing" files? https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-find-quot-missing-quot-files/m-p/282887#M236017 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I'd try using the Admin Console/Node Browser and browsing to the folder you want to go to and having a look there - or doing a search there.</P><P>I assume you've got the nodeRef from the published link and know where the file should be.</P><P></P><P>Outside of the admin console if you enter <CODE>[hint:useCQ]</CODE> in the search box then you will be using the database instead of the solr indexes which might give an indication that the solr indexes need rebuilding</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 01 Nov 2016 10:37:14 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-find-quot-missing-quot-files/m-p/282887#M236017 idwright 2016-11-01T10:37:14Z Re: How to find "missing" files? https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-find-quot-missing-quot-files/m-p/282888#M236018 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Unfortunately, I don't see the noderef anywhere on the public link page.&nbsp; I did try using the link code and hunt around in the node browser, but came up empty.</P><P></P><P>Good to know about the search hint, but that also came up empty.&nbsp; It's as if the file does not exist, yet somehow that public link works...</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:42:50 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/how-to-find-quot-missing-quot-files/m-p/282888#M236018 sscbrian 2016-11-01T12:42:50Z