> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://clickhouse.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# merge_tree_* MergeTree table settings

> ClickHouse MergeTree table settings in the merge_tree_* generated group.

export const SettingsInfoBlock = ({type, default_value, changeable_without_restart}) => {
  return <div className="not-prose" style={{
    display: "flex",
    flexWrap: "wrap",
    alignItems: "baseline",
    columnGap: "0.5rem",
    rowGap: "0.125rem",
    margin: "0.375rem 0",
    fontSize: "0.8125rem",
    lineHeight: "1.125rem"
  }}>
      <div style={{
    fontWeight: 600,
    opacity: 0.72
  }}>Type</div>
      <div style={{
    overflowWrap: "anywhere"
  }}>{type}</div>
      <div style={{
    fontWeight: 600,
    opacity: 0.72,
    marginInlineStart: "0.5rem"
  }}>Default</div>
      <div style={{
    overflowWrap: "anywhere"
  }}>{default_value}</div>
      {changeable_without_restart && <div style={{
    fontWeight: 600,
    opacity: 0.72,
    marginInlineStart: "0.5rem"
  }}>
          Changeable without restart
        </div>}
      {changeable_without_restart && <div style={{
    overflowWrap: "anywhere"
  }}>
          {changeable_without_restart}
        </div>}
    </div>;
};

These settings are available in [system.merge\_tree\_settings](/docs/reference/system-tables/merge_tree_settings) and are autogenerated from ClickHouse source.

<h2 id="merge_tree_clear_old_broken_detached_parts_ttl_timeout_seconds">
  merge\_tree\_clear\_old\_broken\_detached\_parts\_ttl\_timeout\_seconds
</h2>

<SettingsInfoBlock type="UInt64" default_value="2592000" />

Obsolete setting, does nothing.

<h2 id="merge_tree_clear_old_parts_interval_seconds">
  merge\_tree\_clear\_old\_parts\_interval\_seconds
</h2>

<SettingsInfoBlock type="UInt64" default_value="1" />

Sets the interval in seconds for ClickHouse to execute the cleanup of old
parts, WALs, and mutations.

Possible values:

* Any positive integer.

<h2 id="merge_tree_clear_old_temporary_directories_interval_seconds">
  merge\_tree\_clear\_old\_temporary\_directories\_interval\_seconds
</h2>

<SettingsInfoBlock type="UInt64" default_value="60" />

Sets the interval in seconds for ClickHouse to execute the cleanup of old
temporary directories.

Possible values:

* Any positive integer.

<h2 id="merge_tree_enable_clear_old_broken_detached">
  merge\_tree\_enable\_clear\_old\_broken\_detached
</h2>

<SettingsInfoBlock type="UInt64" default_value="0" />

Obsolete setting, does nothing.