Need a way to ensure compliance and do a little spring cleaning inside your FilesAnywhere account? No problem! With this feature, you can automate the deletion of older files and folders. The File Lifecycle feature allows you to set rules regarding the expiration and automatic deletion of files and sub-folders by designating a retention period. Plus, you can auto-move files with the archive rule, ensuring your storage remains organized and compliant
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How to Access Lifecycle Rules
1. Log into your FilesAnywhere Account.
2. Navigate to the hamburger menu on the upper right.
3. Select Tools
4. Then Navigate to File Retention
Alternatively, you can access File Retention by doing the following.
After logging into your FilesAnywhere account.
1. Right-click the folder for which you wish to define a LifeCycle rule.
2. Highlight More
3. Select Properties
4. Navigate to the File Retention tab
Adding a LifeCycle Rule
1. Click on Add Lifecycle Rule
Caution: Files and folders that are managed by Lifecycle rules will be permanently deleted.
1. Rule- This tab contains the settings for making a Lifecycle rule.
2. Notifications- This tab lets you set who is informed of Lifecycle changes and warnings.
3. Rule Name- Allows you to customize the name of this rule so it is easy to remember.
4. Include File Names and Extensions- The file types are set for deletion. (For example: .doc,. pdf, .jpg ect)
5. Delete Options- This is how long you want to keep the files/sub-folders in question.
6. Delete Empty Subfolders- This will delete all empty subfolders within the selected folder. If you wish to keep empty subfolders, leave this unchecked.
7. Enable this Rule- Leave this checked if you want the rule enabled. Otherwise, you can disable it by unchecking this option.
- Note: Please be aware that the actual purge date for files will follow this formula: After Start Date + Delete Contents # of Days. From that point, the rule will run weekly to purge data equal to the Delete Contents # of Days.
- NOTE: Days are also calculated based on the Updated Date. Updated Dates are only changed when a file is uploaded or edited. Move and Copy functions do not change this.
Notifications
1. Rule- This tab contains the settings for making a Lifecycle rule.
2. Notification- This tab lets you set who is informed of Lifecycle changes and warnings.
3. Send Warning Notifications- Set a time frame for reminding the selected recipients that files will be deleted.
4. Standard Recipients- The folder owner and any GroupShare users set to receive notifications
5. Additional Recipients- You can send notification emails to other specified email addresses.
6. Enable this Rule- Leave this checked if you want the rule enabled. Otherwise, you can disable it by unchecking this option.
7. Remember my Choices- Remembers the settings for future Lifecyle rules.
8. Save- Applies the current setting and sets the Lifecycle rules.
Note: When a File Lifecycle Rule purges data from your account, all versions associated with that data will also be deleted!
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