Hi all
Is there a way to setup retention at document of directory level?
I am looking for something similar to Outlook / Exchange setup where I can setup a delete (or archive) policy at folder level. For example if the folder has a one month delete policy in place the items older than one month will get deleted automatically.
Thanks
Radu
Since you’re talking about folders, you might want to look at cron (command line) or Hazel (GUI). I don’t really see the role of DT in handling directory issues.
Those tools at OS level are clear but my question was about managing the documents at application (DEVONthink) level, similar with my example of MS Outlook. That would ensure the application metadata is maintained also.
Shouldn’t this be fairly easy with smart rules?
Example:
There is also a “Delete” action, but I think it’s best to be careful with that.
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Something like this I was looking for. Thanks!
No, there is not a specific function built into DEVONthink to do this.
Here is an example that files documents created more than 30 days ago…
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As other’s mentioned, my solution is a smart rule
Instead of folder, my criteria is a tagname
and the smart rule includes multiple criteria sets
edit - as requested, added actual smart rule
Interesting. If you can share the rule definition, would be nice to see ho w powerful is the tool.
How would you maintain the application metadata for a file/folder (which metadata exactly?) after the file/folder has been deleted?
I have no idea how outlook maintains metadata over the lifetime of an object, so perhaps you could elaborate.