# Forcing a Database prune

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/forcing-a-database-prune/54529>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79\
**Created:** [December 29, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/forcing-a-database-prune/54529 "2021-12-29T23:03:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![doug.breshears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@doug.breshears](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/doug.breshears)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/forcing-a-database-prune/54529/1 "2021-12-29T23:03:49Z")

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I have a version 7.9 install that has run out of disk space on the database partition. I enabled pruning in the gateway tag-\>history section but I am not seeing the condition change after more than an hour. I have rebooted the gateway and then the system just to make sure.

Does ignition wait for some time before actually starting the prune process or is there something else I need to be doing?

Is there a way to force the start of this process?

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**Author:** ![doug.breshears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@doug.breshears](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/doug.breshears)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/forcing-a-database-prune/54529/2 "2021-12-29T23:10:56Z")

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I spoke too soon. The prune process has started 10-15 minutes after the system restart.