Seagate Server User Manual

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Mirra Manual for Windows

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Purging Files and Folders from your Personal Server

Purging Deleted Files from a Folder

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Use the Purge feature to free up space on your

Personal Server by permanently erasing deleted files. You can purge all deleted files
from a folder at one time or you can purge them individually.

To purge all deleted files from a folder at one time,

Step 1:

On the Backup & Restore screen, select the folder to be purged.

Step 2:

On the File/Folder Tasks menu, click Purge deleted files from folder.

All previously deleted files are permanently removed from the folder and can

no longer be restored.

To purge a specific deleted file,

Step 1:

On the Backup & Restore screen, double-click the folder containing the

deleted file.

You see a list of the files contained in the folder.

Step 2:

Select the deleted file to be purged.

Step 3:

On the File/Folder Tasks menu, click Purge deleted file.

The deleted file is permanently removed from the folder and can no longer

be restored.

Purging Old Versions of Files from a Folder. Use the Purge feature to permanently

erase previous versions of current files. You can purge all previous versions of a file
from a folder at one time or you can purge them individually.

To purge all previous versions of all the files in a folder at one time,

Step 1:

On the Backup & Restore screen, select the folder to be purged.

Step 2:

On the File/Folder Tasks menu, click Purge old file versions from folder.

All previous versions of all the files in this folder are permanently removed

from the folder; only the most recent version of each file remains.

To purge all previous versions of a specific file from a folder,

Step 1:

On the Backup & Restore screen, double-click the folder containing the file.
You see a list of the files contained in the folder.

Step 2:

Select the file for which you want to purge old versions.

Step 3:

On the File/Folder Tasks menu, click Purge old versions of file.

All previous versions of this file are permanently removed from the folder;

only the most recent version remains.

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