Scheduled deletion of outdated files

Purpose

1.1 Automate the scheduled deletion of outdated files to ensure efficient storage management and compliance in high-volume photo lab environments.
1.2 Automates removal of temporary, duplicate, or time-sensitive assets, freeing up server space and reducing manual labor.
1.3 Supports privacy, eliminates redundancies, and mitigates risks of data breaches by regularly purging obsolete files.
1.4 Automatically meets regulatory or client-specific file retention policies with scheduled automation flows.

Trigger Conditions

2.1 Scheduled automation: e.g., daily, weekly, or monthly time-based triggers.
2.2 Event-based triggers: upon upload of new files, after export, or project completion.
2.3 Metadata-driven automations: deletion based on file age, tags, client, or storage location.

Platform Variants

3.1 Google Drive
• Feature/Setting: Drive API – automate batch deletion using ‘files.delete’ with custom queries (e.g., last modified date).
3.2 Dropbox
• Feature/Setting: Dropbox API – automate scheduled ‘files/delete_v2’ calls on files matching outdated criteria.
3.3 Microsoft OneDrive
• Feature/Setting: Graph API – automate scheduled ‘DELETE /drive/items/{item-id}’ actions on filtered files.
3.4 AWS S3
• Feature/Setting: Lifecycle policy rules – automatically deletes objects older than X days.
3.5 Box
• Feature/Setting: Content API – automate ‘DELETE /files/{file_id}’ in schedule-based automator routines.
3.6 Nextcloud
• Feature/Setting: Server-side workflow app – implement automated deletion flows using time or tag triggers.
3.7 Egnyte
• Feature/Setting: Public API – automate scheduled file deletion using ‘/v1/fs’ endpoint with query filters.
3.8 Adobe Creative Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Admin API – automate file cleanup actions for assets not accessed or modified in X days.
3.9 SmugMug
• Feature/Setting: API – automate removal via monitored date criteria using ‘DELETE /api/v2/image/{ImageID}’.
3.10 Synology NAS
• Feature/Setting: File Station API – automate scheduled script to delete files in specified folders older than N days.
3.11 Piwigo
• Feature/Setting: REST API – automate scheduled/criteria-based ‘pwg.images.delete’ API actions.
3.12 Amazon WorkDocs
• Feature/Setting: WorkDocs API – automate scheduled ‘DeleteDocument’ calls for old assets.
3.13 SharePoint
• Feature/Setting: REST API or Power Automate – automatedly configure flows to purge files by metadata trigger.
3.14 Google Cloud Storage
• Feature/Setting: Lifecycle rules – automate object deletions based on object ‘age’ filter.
3.15 DigitalOcean Spaces
• Feature/Setting: Lifecycles (via S3-compatible API) – automates cleanup of stagnant files by date.
3.16 Wasabi
• Feature/Setting: Lifecycle management policies – schedule automate rules for old or unneeded files.
3.17 Backblaze B2
• Feature/Setting: Lifecycle rules – automatic file deletion based on last modified or custom tags.
3.18 Zoho WorkDrive
• Feature/Setting: WorkDrive API – automate ‘DELETE /files’ for files matching outdated filter predicates.
3.19 Citrix ShareFile
• Feature/Setting: API – automated deletion calls for files beyond client-defined retention period; scheduling feasible.
3.20 FileCloud
• Feature/Setting: Admin policies – set up automated delete jobs for folders or filetypes by age or tag.

Benefits

4.1 Reduces manual intervention and error in file retention compliance via automated, scheduled deletion.
4.2 Saves storage costs and improves asset server performance using automated file management routines.
4.3 Ensures that confidential or obsolete client images are not retained longer than necessary, automating regulatory compliance.
4.4 Automates auditability of deletion actions, supporting reporting and continuous improvement in imaging services workflows.