Web.delete_old?

Web.delete_old?#

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2025-09-29 13:30:44

Web API

The web.delete_old function is used to automatically clean up older simulation tasks stored on the server. It helps manage storage by removing tasks that are no longer needed after a certain number of days.

What does it do?#

Given a time threshold in days, the function deletes all tasks older than that age in a specified folder. This makes it easy to clear out outdated simulations without manually deleting them one by one. Be aware that deleted tasks can’t be recovered.

  • int: The total number of tasks deleted.

Example#

from tidy3d import web

# Delete all tasks older than 60 days in the default folder
num_deleted = web.delete_old(days_old=60)

print(f"Deleted {num_deleted} old tasks.")

Parameters#

  • days_old (int, default=100): Minimum number of days since task creation. Tasks older than this will be deleted.

  • folder (str, default=”default”): Folder where the deletion will occur. Only one folder can be specified at a time.

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