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Move these files to a different physical machine or cloud storage.

If you are using infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Ansible) to spin up ephemeral Tableau Server instances for CI/CD pipelines, you need the Obliterator to ensure a VM returns to a truly blank slate between test runs. tableau-server-obliterate.cmd download

Use tsm maintenance backup to save your data before running the script. Move the .tsbak file to an external location. Move these files to a different physical machine

It is the only reliable way to ensure a "clean" environment. If an upgrade fails halfway through, standard uninstallation often leaves "ghost" files that block a second attempt. The obliterate script clears these reliably. tableau-server-obliterate.cmd download

tsm maintenance backup -f pre-obliteration-backup tsm settings export -f tsm-settings.json