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Re: "Save hard drive space automatically" - time scale?

"Save hard drive space automatically" - time scale?

Peter H.87
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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
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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
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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.


Jay
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Peter H.87
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Jay,

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

Thanks,

Peter

ap_in_MKE
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Jay,

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

Andy

Walter
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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. 


Walter
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