Muitos dos holocrons (particularmente os Holocrons Sith que os Jedi capturaram ao longo dos anos) foram levados por Darth Vader após os eventos da Operação Knightfall. Na novela Senhor das Trevas: A Ascensão de Darth Vader ,
Vader would be sent back to the Temple by his master in order to retrieve the Sith holocrons stored there. Vader knew this to be a test of his will, if he could pass through the Force-imbued Temple without succumbing to the horrors wrought there he would be commended. Vader was accompanied by Head of Imperial Intelligence Armand Isard whose men had detected a hacker in the Archives. Vader suspected that it was Purge fugitives Roan Shryne and Olee Starstone. While Isard got a location for the two Jedi, Vader wasn't able to get to them before they slipped away again.
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With the Temple largely cleared of all valuable information by the Dark Side Adepts, the Empire maintained a small presence to maintain defenses in the event of a Jedi intrusion.
Alguns dos holocrons permaneceram no templo, como visto durante os ensaios de Starkiller (Galen Marek), enquanto outros foram levados por Palpatine para realocação.
Talvez uma das partes mais importantes do templo, no entanto, foram os Arquivos Jedi , que sobreviveram parcialmente intactos, embora depois do fato os hackers pudessem apagar pequenas porções de seus dados (principalmente registros da existência particular do Jedi).
the surviving Jedi turned their weapons and Force abilities on the Stacks themselves, destroying countless centuries of information. However, the Sith had the upperhand, managing to slay all the Jedi and save several shelves of data. Once the Temple was secured, Vader turned the data over to Darth Sidious, who entrusted Armand Isard to recover any valuable data from the shattered font of information and history.
Notavelmente, o Grande Holocron foi pensado para ser tomado pela 501ª Legião de Sidious neste momento.