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Jack YeandBrendan Clement 47b7babc08 docs: bring the open-source documentation into this repository (#4122)
Move the public website pages into `docs/web` beside the SDK, with
shared navigation and executable example sources in `docs/web-tests`.
The combined website is assembled by
[lancedb/docs#355](https://github.com/lancedb/docs/pull/355), with six
Enterprise replacements from
[lancedb/sophon#7681](https://github.com/lancedb/sophon/pull/7681).

This includes Function guidance, runnable Quickstarts, regenerated
snippets, production contact/demo fixes, the legacy SQL route, and the
LeRobot redirect. LeRobot remains attributed to Geneva; all 34 Geneva
pages remain in the docs repository until Function officially launches.

Materialized-view guidance follows the full rebuild refresh introduced
by #4373: local refresh writes the complete result, has no `full`
argument, supports `source_version`, and no longer requires stable row
IDs. Deployment SQL refresh options and stable-ID setup are qualified by
version/configuration. Function input guidance distinguishes ordinary
stored columns from computed inputs supported by newer deployments.

**Validation:** independently accepted local checks include 95 Python
tests (real Enterprise excluded), eight TypeScript tests, Rust
Quickstart, snippet parity, typos, deterministic assembly, Mint
validation and links/anchors/redirects. The combined baseline retains
all 181 production routes and 17 legacy redirects. Examples ran locally
against source-built Python SDK 0.40.0b13; existing GitHub workflows do
not run `docs/web-tests`. New main at `069b2f7d` is 0.41.0b0 and adds
computed Function inputs; that SDK was not exercised by the accepted
tests. Latest prose corrections receive focused site validation.

**Merge/rollout:** merge this and #7681 before #355's combined CI, which
reads producer `main`. This is migration infrastructure: section
overlays, source-owned skills and automatic versioned paired releases
remain follow-ups. The current manual publisher is transitional. Hosted
validation, a supported SDK/Enterprise release pair and a real
Enterprise walkthrough remain pending.

Production Mintlify watches `lancedb/docs:deploy-freeze`, directory
`docs`; preserve that source through review. The separate SDK GitHub
Pages reference workflow rebuilds on main merges.

**Updated-head CI (9a50f8db):**
[Typos](https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/actions/runs/37654185443/job/112904990558),
[PR
title](https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/actions/runs/37654179507/job/112904974595)
and
[Aikido](https://app.aikido.dev/featurebranch/scan/215386145?groupId=74229)
pass. Critical findings in the example lockfiles were patched: all Sharp
copies use 0.35.5, protobufjs 7.6.6, tar 7.5.22, quinn-proto 0.11.19,
zerovec 0.11.8 and zerovec-derive 0.11.6. The SDK's product dependencies
are unchanged. The revised lockfiles pass eight TypeScript examples,
HuggingFace decode/resize/crop/rescale/normalize plus AVIF roundtrip,
and Rust Quickstart. Aikido passing does not mean every advisory is
cleared; npm still reports 29 high and five moderate advisories in the
example dependency graph. No scanner bypass or suppression was added.

The Function prose correction passes combined/standalone Mint,
deterministic assembly, routes and assets. The revised 325-file site
checksum is
`175bec06864abb400dd292e667ba93448c0479b8359fd7bf6146afabf9040647`. This
PR remains open for independent review; further merges are on hold.

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Co-authored-by: Brendan Clement <brendan.clement@lancedb.com>
2026-10-07 11:15:00 -07:00

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---
title: "Cleanup"
sidebarTitle: "Cleanup"
description: "Pruning old versions and the files only they referenced."
icon: broom
keywords: ["cleanup", "retention", "prune", "delete_unverified", "vacuum"]
---
Every write keeps the version before it, which is what makes
[time travel](/management/table#versioning) possible. Cleanup is what ends
that -- pruning versions older than a retention window, and the files that only
those versions referenced.
<Note>
**Enterprise job type:** `cleanup`. Distinct from `compact` -- compaction
merges files, cleanup removes them. `optimize()` in OSS runs both in one call;
Enterprise schedules them as separate jobs.
</Note>
## Retention {#retention}
```python
from datetime import timedelta
table.optimize(cleanup_older_than=timedelta(days=30))
```
`cleanup_older_than` defaults to **7 days**. Versions older than that are
removed, along with the files only they referenced.
The latest version is never removed, whatever you pass -- `timedelta(0)` prunes
everything except it.
<Warning>
Pruning is what makes [time travel](/management/table#versioning) finite. A
version outside the retention window is gone, and a tag or branch pointing at
it no longer resolves.
If you rely on reading old versions, set the window to cover the range you
need before running this, not after.
</Warning>
## Disk usage does not drop immediately {#disk}
Compaction writes new, merged files before the old ones are removed, so disk
usage can rise before it falls. Space is reclaimed only when cleanup prunes the
versions that referenced the superseded files.
If you need to reclaim space aggressively, shorten the retention window rather
than waiting for the default:
```python
table.optimize(cleanup_older_than=timedelta(days=1))
```
## Files from failed transactions {#unverified}
A write that fails partway can leave files that look like an operation still
in progress. Cleanup will not remove them until they are at least seven days
old, because it cannot tell them apart from a live write.
```python
table.optimize(delete_unverified=True)
```
<Warning>
`delete_unverified=True` removes them regardless of age. Only set it when you
can guarantee **no other process is writing to the table** -- otherwise it can
delete files belonging to a write that is genuinely in progress, and corrupt
the table.
</Warning>
## What to read next {#next}
<CardGroup cols={2}>
<Card title="Compaction" icon="broom" href="/maintenance/compaction">
Merging small files -- the other half of `optimize()`.
</Card>
<Card title="Background jobs" icon="gears" href="/maintenance/background-jobs">
The Enterprise jobs that run without a call from you.
</Card>
</CardGroup>