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Peter H.87
Collaborator | Level 10
6 years ago
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"Save hard drive space automatically" - time scale?

Quick question - if I enable the new (to me) option "Save hard drive space automatically", how long would an untouched file remain before DB makes it online only?

The docs say "in a few months" but I am curious to know how long actually.

 

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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    6 years ago

    Hi Peter H.87, thanks for posting today!

    Currently, we don’t have an exact number for how long it will take for the system to automatically mark a file as online-only.

    I’m sorry I can't be more helpful on this matter.

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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    6 years ago

    Hi Peter H.87, thanks for posting today!

    Currently, we don’t have an exact number for how long it will take for the system to automatically mark a file as online-only.

    I’m sorry I can't be more helpful on this matter.

  • Peter H.87's avatar
    Peter H.87
    Collaborator | Level 10
    6 years ago

    Jay,

    That wasn't the kind of answer I expected but, it is an answer.

    Thanks,

    Peter

  • ap_in_MKE's avatar
    ap_in_MKE
    New member | Level 2
    5 years ago

    Jay,

    If you don't have an exact number, an approximate number would still be helpful, thanks.

    Andy

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    5 years ago

    Hi ap_in_MKE; welcome to our Community!

     

    I'm sorry to jump in here, but as Jay mentioned, we don't have a concrete number to share at this time as the criteria for moving a file/folder to “Online Only” will depend on various factors such as the time since they were last modified, previewed or shared to name some examples.

     

    I know it's not much, but I hope this helps Andy. 

     

    Please let us know if you have any follow up questions. 

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