Configuring Soft Delete Policy

The Soft Delete policy provides you with a safety net against accidental deletion of files from the source, if you have set up the Cloud NAS operation mode to delete the replica from the bucket when a file is deleted file from the source. Configuring the Soft Delete policy means to simply specify by how much time the synchronization of the deletion of the file on the bucket is delayed. Thus, if you use the default setting – 1 hour, should you delete a file from your source its deletion from the target is offset with 1 hour and meanwhile you can manually undelete the file, following the steps in Undelete Data from the Source.

You can add a global Soft Delete policy, valid for all pairs of source and bucket that do not have a Soft Delete policy of their own. You can also overwrite the global Soft Delete policy for a pair of source and bucket, by adding and configuring a Soft Delete policy of its own. In case you have a global policy, but you want to configure a pair of source and bucket to not delay the deletion of the file from the bucket, simply add a policy for that pair and configure it to remove files from the bucket after 1 second.

To add and configure the global Soft Delete policy:

1. Select Wasabi Cloud NAS in the left pane and then click Add policy.

2. In the Policy Type dialog, click “Soft delete” and then click OK. 

3. In the right pane, specify with how long Cloud NAS should delay the deletion of the file from the bucket.

4. Click Apply and optionally resume automatic Cloud NAS operations. 

Note: To edit the global policy, simply select it in the left pane, edit the desired parameter and click Apply. To delete the global policy, select it in the left pane and click Delete policy.

To overwrite the global Soft Delete policy for a specific source:  

1. In the Tiger Bridge Configuration, select the source in the left pane and then click Add policy. 

2. In the Policy Type dialog, click “Soft delete” and then click OK. 

3. In the right pane, specify with how long Cloud NAS should delay the deletion of the file from the target. 

4. Click Apply and optionally resume automatic Cloud NAS operations. 

Note: To edit the policy, simply select it in the left pane, edit the desired parameter and click Apply. To delete the policy, select it in the left pane and click Delete policy.