DS-User F1 Help for GUI (Context-Sensitive) : Assisted Delete - Select how you want to delete
 
Assisted Delete - Select how you want to delete
Assisted Delete allows you to delete ‘obsolete’ online data from several backup sets in one process. Use this dialog box to specify the delete conditions.
• For Windows DS-Clients, the Assisted Delete Wizard will search all File system and DS-MLR (email level) backup sets on the DS-Client for directories that match these conditions.
• For Linux/Mac DS-Clients, the Assisted Delete Wizard will search all “NAS, UNIX-SSH, NFS, Local File System” backup sets on the DS-Client for files that match these conditions.
 
Time based data selection
Delete Period
The From and To dates create a delete period: directories backed up during this time will be displayed for delete.
From
Select a starting time for the period you wish to delete.
To
Select an ending time for the period you wish to delete.
Leave last ... generations
Allows you to specify the number of generations to keep online (i.e. not select for delete) from the Delete Period. If you specify a number, you will only be able to select directories that have more generations available for delete than this number.
Filter
 
Show only items deleted on / before
Windows DS-Client will compare directories in its logs with the directories backed up at DS-System. Linux/Mac DS-Client will compare files in its logs with the files backed up at DS-System.
• The date and time entered in this box filters for directories (or files) currently on the DS-System but not on your backup computer at that time.
• This allows you to remove backed up directories (or files) that were intentionally deleted from your source.
 
Placeholder/stub selection
[Windows DS-Clients only]
This option can be used if you are using a third-party storage management solution that migrates infrequently used files from the source, and leaves a small (size) placeholder/stub in its place. This assumes that the third-party storage management solution is where you want to protect that data (and the DS-System storage is not necessary). If DS-Client detects a placeholder / stub is created on the source (by the Windows “offline” attribute), the corresponding file on DS-System will be deleted, based on the selected conditions (see below).
Keep the last placeholder / stub and subsequent generations
• The last placeholder or stub will be kept on DS-System, as well as any full file generations that appear after that latest placeholder/stub.
Keep all placeholders / stubs
• All placeholders or stubs will be kept on DS-System, as well as any full file generations that appear after that latest placeholder/stub.
 
Move to BLM
• A copy of all data deleted from DS-System during this Assisted Delete will be moved to BLM (Backup Lifecycle Management). This option only appears if the BLM Module is enabled by your service provider.
• Use new archive package: Select to use a new archive package. Otherwise, this Archive request will be added to the current archive package on the BLM Archiver. Archive packages are specific to a particular backup set. Each BLM Request will be added to an Archive Package until it reaches a specified limit (# of files, size, time).
• Session Label: Each Archive Package is automatically time-stamped, but you must add your own label (alphanumeric string) to demand BLM requests. This will make it easier to search an Archive Package.