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How to delete a retention policy

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How to Delete a Retention Policy

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  • Product - FileCloud Server
  • Version - Any
  • Platform - Any
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Disclaimer: Please proceed cautiously as removal of data retention policies on mistake could cause data loss.

There is an existing command-line tool that the admin can use carefully to unassign files and folders and then delete the retention policy.

You can use this command to enter the retention manager shell:
C:\xampp\php\php.exe C:\xampp\htdocs\resources\tools\retention\retentionmanager.php

To unassign policy from files/folders:
unassign -p {policy_name} -f {path} [-r] {Remove for all subfolders/files}

To delete the policy:
delete -p {policy_name}
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