Dynmap: Deleting dynmap

[Maxipan]

So I installed dynmap and enjoyed using it. Now that I wanted to do a server reset and delete everything, I also went ahead and deleted dynmap over ftp. It has been deleting for 24 hours now and still isn't finished. Is there a faster way to do this cause the deleting isn't even half way done.

Thank you
Maxipan

[wilkyboy]

FTP works by requesting the delete of a file, and it will wait until the server confirms that the file has been deleted until it starts on the next file. If you have a large world, or you have configured dynmap to render in lots of different zoom levels and display types, you may have anywhere from thousands to tens of thousands of individual files which will need deleting.

Certain FTP clients allow for simultaneous deletions, but since I don't know what client you're using, you'll need to look in the preferences for something akin to 'simultaneous connections', and then starting the deletion again

24hrs+ is a completely normal timeframe for this number of deletions. If you want speed, you'd be better off connecting using SSH and doing
$ rm -r /path/to/server/folder

[stevewall85]

yes ssh is a good idea to do that way i like using a vpn server to have a gui remote desktop there are ways to do so varying by what you are using. google is your friend lol but for anything faster just like wilky said you need a more direct connection which would be ssh or remote desktop

[mikeprimm]

If Dynmap is still installed on the server, you can do a delete of all the files for a given world using the /dynmap purgeworld command.

[hyper1on]

Question about the purgeworld command... I tried it, and it did delete the tiles and everything, but I was hoping it would delete all references to the world as well... Doesn't seem to? The "world" folder (acutal server folder) I deleted, but the world still shows up under "Map Types". How can I get rid of that?

[mikeprimm]

Purge deletes the files, then use /dmap worldset world-id enabled:false to disable the world (and all its maps)

[hyper1on]

Disabling it removed the Overworld map, but it still showed the End / Nether maps (even though they were blank). I deleted those from the worlds.txt file, and now it all shows up (or rather, doesn't show up) so it's all fixed. It'd be nice to have a straight up "delete EVERYTHING about this world" command.
Thanks for the reply Mike.

[mikeprimm]

Worlds are worlds - the nether is a different world from overworld. just the way things are.

[SashaGelert]

Another option would be to relocate the dynmap data. instead of keeping all map data in the global folder, store it within the world-save folder. This would allow a quick deletion of everything without having to fiddle with enable/disable, etc.

[jwshields]

This was solved 4 years ago. Why bump it?

[EmanuelSimard]

rm -rf /home/minecraft/plugins/dynmap