Clearing the data from DataStax Enterprise

Remove all data from any type of installation.

Remove all data from any type of installation.

Package installation

To clear the data from the default directories:
  1. After Stop the service.
  2. Run one of the following commands: 
    sudo rm -rf /var/lib/cassandra/* ## Remove all data
    sudo rm -rf /var/lib/cassandra/data/* ## Remove only the data directories

Tarball installation

To clear all data from the default directories:
  1. Stop the DataStax Enterprise process.
  2. Remove the data from the installation location:
    cd installation_location

    Run one of the following commands:

    sudo rm -rf data/* commitlog/* saved_caches/* hints/* ## Remove all data

    sudo rm -rf data/* ## Remove only the data directories