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ElizabethRe2
May 10, 2024
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Empty folder deleted from PROD before it was unpublished

  • May 10, 2024
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Hi - During archiving, an empty folder was accidentally deleted from PROD before being unpublished in the public media manager site. Is there a way to recover it in PROD in order to unpublish first and then re-delete?

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Best answer by Harwinder-singh

@elizabethre2 Simply create a new folder with the same name, and the following : publish it --> unpublish it --> delete from Author

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Harwinder-singh
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Harwinder-singhCommunity AdvisorAccepted solution
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May 10, 2024

@elizabethre2 Simply create a new folder with the same name, and the following : publish it --> unpublish it --> delete from Author

    tushaar_srivastava
    tushaar_srivastava
    Level 6
    May 12, 2024

    Hi @elizabethre2 

    if it was not an empty folder and versioning were enabled then I would recomend you to retore the folder from previous version like: Solved: recovering a deleted folder on AEM dam on version ... - Adobe Experience League Community - 557184

     

    But since it is empty:  I will go with @harwinder-singh !

      sarav_prakash
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      sarav_prakashCommunity Advisor
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      May 12, 2024

      If you know the exact paths in publisher, and just want to clear the orphaned nodes in publisher, you can use distribution agent to delete nodes at publisher. 

      You can refer to this article 

      https://medium.com/@bsaravanaprakash/orphaned-resources-in-aemcaas-publisher-programmatic-deletion-of-assets-on-the-publisher-5fbd5654fc45

       

      and this adobe documentation

      https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-cloud-kcs/kbarticles/ka-22828

       

      If it is less nodes, you can 

      1. On Author, navigate to Tools > Deployment > Distribution > Publish/Preview > Distribute.

      2. Input the following value.

        • Action: Delete
        • Path Browser: Target Path

      3. Click on Submit.

      If more nodes, then you can use a curl command to delete at publisher 

      curl -v -u user:user -d “action= DELETE” -d “path=/content/dam/orphaned-asset-only-in-publisher.jpg” https://author-p1234-e1234.adobeaemcloud.com/libs/sling/distribution/services/agents/publish

       

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