Removing the Plugin Repository and installing the UPM on Confluence 3.2.1_01

[JT]

We are currently running Confluece 3.2.1_01 and preparing to move to 3.5. I would like to install the UPM prior to the move to 3.5 so that I can verify plugin compatibility. When I look at my plugin directories on the server, here is what I am seeing:

1 - Duplicate/Multiple copies of the same plugin

2 - Plugins with names like 1328656447993downloadedPlugin.ermljqr8lepzzhrGjfwP.36699.jar

3 - Multiple versions of the same plugin

I believe all of these issues will cause problems with the UPM.

Does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to 'clean-up' the plugin directories?

How do I identify plugins that look like the example in Item 2?

[Joe Clark · Accepted solution]

The plugins with random jar names are temporary or intermediate files that can be safely deleted. Confluence stores canonical data for plugins in the database - information is extracted to disk only as needed into temporary caches.

You can safely delete the contents of the following directories, if you want to clean up the plugin cache:

• <tt><confluence-home>/bundled-plugins</tt>
• <tt><confluence-home>/plugin-cache</tt>
• <tt><confluence-home>/plugins-osgi-cache</tt>
• <tt><confluence-home>/plugins-temp</tt>
• <tt><confluence-home>/bundled-plugins_language</tt>

[JT]

Thank you Joseph!!!