File Deleter Daemon
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The File Deleter Daemon removes the Work Unit Data Files and Result Data Files when no longer needed. This BOINC Server-Side Daemon Program keeps our upload/download disks as clean as possible."
A program run as a background process that deletes the standard files that are used as data sources for the other Daemon processes. For example, the BOINC Client Software on a Participant's Computer processes a Work Unit to create a Result and its Result Data File that is up-loaded to the Project's Scheduling and Data Servers (respectfully). These files are, in turn, processed by other processes running on the Servers, such as the Transitioner, Validator, etc. and when the files are no longer needed they are scheduled for deletion by the File Deleter Daemon.
This means that the individual processes do not need their own deletion code and the File Deleter Daemon can be made in a way that enhances the deletion process itself.
