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craibuc
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Create a future deletion date for a file?

Is there a way to set a future, deletion date for a file?  I know that I could add a comment to a file, but I was hoping for something more automated.

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    Walter
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    2 years ago

    Hey craibuc, thanks for posting on our Community!

     

    While there's no such option within our current automation options, there's a feature called Data Retention that's available to Dropbox team accounts that have purchased the Data Governance Add-On which might help with what you had in mind. 

     

    Otherwise, a comment with a note to delete it when the time comes with an @mention is a very good walk-around. 

     

    I hope this information helps!

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