PLAKAR-MAINTENANCE(1) - General Commands Manual

# NAME

**plakar-maintenance** - Remove unused data from a Plakar repository

# SYNOPSIS

**plakar&nbsp;maintenance**

# DESCRIPTION

The
**plakar maintenance**
command removes unused blobs, objects, and chunks from a Plakar
repository to reduce storage space.
It identifies unreferenced data and reorganizes packfiles to ensure
only active snapshots and their dependencies are retained.
The maintenance process updates snapshot indexes to reflect these
changes.

# EXIT STATUS

The **plakar-maintenance** utility exits&#160;0 on success, and&#160;&gt;0 if an error occurs.

# SEE ALSO

plakar(1)

Plakar - May 5, 2026 - PLAKAR-MAINTENANCE(1)
