Clean metadata

Remove all recognized metadata properties from a file

Sometimes you may need to just remove all metadata properties without applying any filters. The best way to do this is to use the Sanitize method.

This example demonstrates how to remove all detected metadata packages/properties.

  1. Load a file to clean
  2. Call the Sanitize method
  3. Check the actual number of removed packages/properties
  4. Save the changes

BasicUsage.CleanMetadata

using (Metadata metadata = new Metadata(Constants.InputPdf))
{
	// Remove detected metadata packages
	var affected = metadata.Sanitize();
	Console.WriteLine("Properties removed: {0}", affected);

	metadata.Save(Constants.OutputPdf);
}

As a result, we get a sanitized version of the original file.

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Advanced usage topics

To learn more about document watermarking features and get familiar how to manage watermarks and more, please refer to the advanced usage section.

GitHub examples

You may easily run the code above and see the feature in action in our GitHub examples:

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