What is On-Demand Archiving and Deletion?
Secure & Govern users can now archive and delete folders directly from the Content Lifecycle view for content that requires immediate action outside of any defined policies. Providing the on-demand actions allows the user to manage their data at specified times (e.g., maintenance windows) and allows for immediate cleanup during active projects.
How to Use On-Demand Archiving
- From the Content Lifecycle page, select the folder that you want to archive.
- The Archive Folder button will be available at the top right of the page.
- After clicking the Archive Folder button, you will be provided a window to configure the archive. The required fields are:
- Job Name
- Archive Domain
- Archive Destination
- How to handle active files after they are copied to Archive (the archive process is a copy and delete, so after the files are copied to Archive, they are deleted on the original domain
- You will have the option to choose moving the files to trash (where they will be subject to retention policies) or purge permanently (where they will only be subject to a 7-day grace period and then purged from the system, overriding any retention policies)
- Whether or not to archive files identified as potential ransomware
- Click the Archive button to begin the archival process.
You will receive a confirmation that the archiving job has been started.
Folders that have Active jobs will be indicated by a progress wheel.
Status can be shown under Settings -> Content Lifecycle -> On-demand Migrations & Archiving Jobs.
How to Use On-Demand Deletion
- From the Content Lifecycle page, select the folder that you want to archive.
- The Delete Folder button will be available at the top right of the page.
- After clicking the Delete Folder button, you will be provided the option to choose moving the files to trash (where they will be subject to retention policies) or purge permanently (where they will only be subject to a 7-day grace period and then purged from the system, overriding any retention policies)
- You will also be provided a confirmation to validate that you want to delete the selected folder.
- Click Start Deleting to begin the job.
Folders that have Active jobs will be indicated by a progress wheel.
You will receive an email once a deletion job has been completed.
FAQ
Q: How do Quick Filters affect on-demand jobs?
A: Quick filters change the visibility in the Content Lifecycle UI only. Starting an on-demand job from a filtered location will act on all the data in that location, not just the filtered data.
Q: Are there limitations to using on-demand jobs?
A: Jobs are limited in size to 5 million files and 5TB of data. Jobs larger than that will need to be split. Only 5 jobs can be run concurrently.
Q: What folders can be specified for on-demand jobs?
A: For archival, you can select any folder(s) listed under your content sources. For deletion, you cannot delete the top-level Shared folder but can delete any folders under that.
Q: Do files deleted using on-demand still fall under retention policies?
A: Yes, deleted files will remain in the trash until retention expires, just like if they were deleted any other way.
Q: What sources support on-demand actions
A: Currently, only Egnyte sources support on-demand actions
Learn more about On-demand archive and delete quick start by watching a Quick Tip on Egnyte University: On-Demand Archive and Delete