changeset 106:7063afe5748c

added info about recycling
author amazy
date Wed, 19 Jul 2017 12:49:56 +0200
parents 268ec482f051
children ae10157de307 e3be44c1d041
files Sphinx/source/faq/features.rst
diffstat 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/Sphinx/source/faq/features.rst	Thu Jul 13 13:05:54 2017 +0200
+++ b/Sphinx/source/faq/features.rst	Wed Jul 19 12:49:56 2017 +0200
@@ -35,11 +35,14 @@
 time inside Orthanc can be automatically deleted when the disk space
 used by Orthanc grows above a threshold, or when the number of stored
 patients grows above a threshold. This feature enables the automated
-control of the disk space dedicated to Orthanc.
+control of the disk space dedicated to Orthanc.  Note that pushing a 
+new study for an existing patient will not change its position in the
+recycling order.
 
 Recycling is controlled by the ``MaximumStorageSize`` and the
 ``MaximumPatientCount`` options in the :ref:`Orthanc configuration
-file <configuration>`.
+file <configuration>`.  Setting both these values to 0 will disable 
+recycling.
 
 It is possible to prevent important data from being automatically
 recycled. This mechanism is called **protection**. Each patient can be
@@ -54,7 +57,6 @@
 study/series that is part of the same patient might lead to a loss in
 consistency with respect to the medical history of this patient.
 
-
 .. _compression:
 
 Compression