# Tools

### Purge

Purging punch clock records frees up disk space on Maitre'D and speeds up the processing of Time & Attendance information by deleting older time records within a certain time frame.

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NOTE: This operation must only be executed if you are having problems with Time & Attendance. data. NOTE: Maitre'D will also automatically purge hours at each End Of Day based on the Days To Keep field from Time & Attendance / View / Options.
{% endhint %}

![Purge Hours Confirmation Dialog](https://documentation.payfacto.com/POS/MaitreD/Fulldoc/assets/images/TimeAttendance/PurgeHoursDialog.gif)