--- title: influxdb3 manage cleanup-parquet description: The influxdb3 manage cleanup-parquet command permanently removes pre-upgrade Parquet data left behind by a completed Parquet-to-PachaTree storage engine upgrade in InfluxDB 3 Enterprise. url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/cli/influxdb3/manage/cleanup-parquet/ estimated_tokens: 1105 product: InfluxDB 3 Enterprise version: enterprise publisher: InfluxData canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/cli/influxdb3/manage/cleanup-parquet/ date: '2026-08-28T05:19:10-05:00' lastmod: '2026-08-28T05:19:10-05:00' --- * InfluxDB 3 Enterprise v3.11.1+ Use `influxdb3 manage cleanup-parquet` to permanently remove Parquet-era data that a completed [storage engine upgrade](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/internals/storage-engine/) (Parquet-to-PachaTree) left behind. Any node in the cluster accepts the request, but the compactor node executes the cleanup. > [!Important] > #### This deletes data permanently > > * Parquet files superseded by the PachaTree migration are deleted. > * The operation is irreversible. > * After cleanup, `influxdb3 manage downgrade-to-parquet` is no longer possible. > > Run with `--dry-run` first to see what a real cleanup would delete. ## Usage ```bash influxdb3 manage cleanup-parquet [OPTIONS] ``` ## Options |Option| | Description | Default | Environment variable | |------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| | | `--dry-run` | Report what would be deleted without deleting anything | | | | | `--yes` | Skip the confirmation prompt. Conflicts with `--dry-run` | | | | | `--wait` | Poll every 5 seconds until the cleanup completes or fails. Exits non-zero on failure | | | | | `--status-only` |Print the status of the current or last cleanup, then exit. Conflicts with `--dry-run`, `--yes`, and `--wait`| | | | `-H` | `--host ` | InfluxDB 3 Enterprise server URL |`http://127.0.0.1:8181`| `INFLUXDB3_HOST_URL` | | |`--token `| Authentication token | | `INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN` | | | `--tls-ca ` | Path to a custom TLS certificate authority | | `INFLUXDB3_TLS_CA` | | | `--tls-no-verify` | Disable TLS certificate verification | |`INFLUXDB3_TLS_NO_VERIFY`| | `-h` | `--help` | Print help information | | | ## Examples ### Preview what a cleanup would delete ```bash influxdb3 manage cleanup-parquet \ --host http://localhost:8181 \ --token AUTH_TOKEN \ --dry-run ``` ### Run a cleanup and wait for it to finish ```bash influxdb3 manage cleanup-parquet \ --host http://localhost:8181 \ --token AUTH_TOKEN \ --yes \ --wait ``` ### Check the status of the current or last cleanup ```bash influxdb3 manage cleanup-parquet \ --host http://localhost:8181 \ --token AUTH_TOKEN \ --status-only ``` #### Related * [Storage engine](/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/internals/storage-engine/) | Option | | Description | Default | Environment variable | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Option | | Description | Default | Environment variable | | | --dry-run | Report what would be deleted without deleting anything | | | | | --yes | Skip the confirmation prompt. Conflicts with --dry-run | | | | | --wait | Poll every 5 seconds until the cleanup completes or fails. Exits non-zero on failure | | | | | --status-only | Print the status of the current or last cleanup, then exit. Conflicts with --dry-run , --yes , and --wait | | | | -H | --host | InfluxDB 3 Enterprise server URL | http://127.0.0.1:8181 | INFLUXDB3_HOST_URL | | | --token | Authentication token | | INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN | | | --tls-ca | Path to a custom TLS certificate authority | | INFLUXDB3_TLS_CA | | | --tls-no-verify | Disable TLS certificate verification | | INFLUXDB3_TLS_NO_VERIFY | | -h | --help | Print help information | | |