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Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client navigator, select vCenter Inventory Lists > Content Libraries.
2 Select a content library and click the Related Objects tab.
3 Select the type of file you want to export.
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From the Templates tab, right-click a template from the library, and select Export Item.
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From the Other Types tab, right-click a file from the library that is not a template, and select Export
Item.
The Export Library Item dialog box opens.
4 Browse to a destination folder where you want to save the item, and click OK.
A folder with the same name as the item is created in the destination folder on your local computer to store
the item contents.
Delete the Contents of a Library Item
If a subscribed library is created with the option to download library content only when needed, only
metadata for the library items is stored in the associated with the library storage. For example, when you
want to use a VM template to deploy a virtual machine, you have to synchronize the item so the entire
content is downloaded to the associated storage. After you are done using the template, you can delete the
item contents to free space on the storage. The template remains visible in the subscribed library because the
metadata for it remains on the storage that is associated with the library. This also applies for vApp
templates, and other file that exist in the subscribed library.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: Content library. Evict library item
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client navigator, select vCenter Inventory Lists > Content Libraries.
2 Select a subscribed library from the list, and click the Related Objects tab.
3 On the Related Objects tab, right-click an item from the list, and select Delete Item Content.
The content of the item is deleted to free space on the storage. Only the item metadata remains on the
storage.
Delete Library Item
You can delete an item you no longer need to use.
Prerequisites
Required privilege: Content library. Delete library item on the library item.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client navigator, select vCenter Inventory Lists > Content Libraries.
2 Select a subscribed library from the list, and click the Related Objects tab.
3 Right-click an item from the Templates or Other Types lists in the Related Objects tab, and select
Delete.
4 In the dialog box, confirm that you want to delete the item.
The content and the metadata of the library item are deleted.
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