====== Remove Volumes From Container ======

===== Remove Volumes Via The Volume Media Inventory Window =====

Select a [[object:volume|Volume]] or range of [[object:volume|Volumes]] (Shift+Click and or Ctrl+Click) from the Inventory window to remove from Container/s.  [[object:volume|Volumes]] assigned to different Containers can be selected and removed at the same time, there is no need to handle one Container at a time.

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Right click on the highlighted [[object:volume|Volumes]] and select ''Special Operations'' > ''Modify'' > ''Assign to new/no Container''

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From the **Container Selection** window check the ''Select No Container'' checkbox at the top left.  This will remove the displayed Containers.

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Click ''OK'' to remove the [[object:volume|Volumes]] from the assigned Containers and exit back to the inventory window.

TapeMaster will now display the [[object:volume|Volumes]] with no assigned Containers.

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===== Remove Volumes Via The Container Media Inventory Window =====

==== Purge Container Contents ====

Right click on the Container you want to remove the [[object:volume|Volumes]] from and select ''Special operations'' > ''Container'' > ''Purge''.

Multiple Containers can be purged together by selecting them, using Shift+Click or Ctrl+Click, before right clicking and selecting ''Special operations'' > ''Container'' > ''Purge''.

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Then click ''Yes'' to **Confirm purge** popup.

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TapeMaster will now display the remaining Container contents, in this example as 0 as all [[object:volume|Volumes]] were removed.

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==== Remove Volumes Via The Container Properties Contents Tab ====

Right click and select ''Properties'', or double click, the required container.

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Select the ''Container Contents'' tab.

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Select the required [[object:volume|Volumes]] from the displayed list, right-click highlighted [[object:volume|Volumes]] and click ''Remove From Container'' and ''Save'' to close window.

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TapeMaster will now display the remaining Container contents, in this example as 0 as all [[object:volume|Volumes]] were removed.

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