Built, Computed, and Plotted Data
One of the most significant contributions to the overall disk space required for storing your models comes from generated simulation data. This includes built geometries and meshes, computed solutions, and results plots — built, computed, and plotted data for short. For large models, it is often unfeasible to keep this data around for longer periods of time, preferring instead to regenerate the data by opening and recomputing a model in COMSOL Multiphysics.
There are two ways in which you can avoid storing built, computed, and plotted data in your databases:
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Exclude the data altogether when saving a version of the model to the database. See the Save section of The Root Settings Windows in the COMSOL Multiphysics Reference Manual.
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Delete the data from all versions of a model in the Estimated Disk Space Usage dialog box. See Estimated Disk Space Usage.
You can see the COMSOL Multiphysics version that a model version was saved in from the Saved in field in Model Settings. This is useful when you want to regenerate built, computed, or plotted data for a model version whose data is no longer present in the database.