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Description CUPS 2.2.11 on Linux reports "Removing document files" for every job many times per second for every job for many days since the job was printed. It seems to correlate with the period of time that control file is still sitting in /var/spool/cups. The data file is no longer there because PreserveJobFiles is set to Off.
$ grep -c "Removing document files" /var/log/cups/error_log
2278857
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:35 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:35 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:35 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:35 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:36 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:39 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:39 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:39 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:39 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:39 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:40 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:43 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:43 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:44 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:44 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:45 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:45 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:45 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:45 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:45 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:45 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:45 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:46 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:46 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:47 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:47 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:47 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:47 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:47 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:47 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:48 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:49 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:49 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:49 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:49 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:49 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:50 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:50 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:51 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:53 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:53 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:54 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:54 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:55 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:55 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:55 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:55 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:55 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:55 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:56 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:56 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:56 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:57 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:57 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:58 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:58 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:58 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:58 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:58 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:58 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:58 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:58 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:59 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:59 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:59 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:59 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:59 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:59 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:59 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:59 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:59 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:59 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:59 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:59 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:59 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:05:59 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
/var/log/cups/error_log.O:D [14/Jun/2019:12:06:00 +0000] [Job 7019] Removing document files.
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CUPS 2.2.11 on Linux reports "Removing document files" for every job many times per second for every job for many days since the job was printed. It seems to correlate with the period of time that control file is still sitting in /var/spool/cups. The data file is no longer there because PreserveJobFiles is set to Off.