Manual Data Management With Wasabi Cloud NAS

The WCN shell extension, an integration with Windows Explorer, enables you to perform manual data management operations on folders and files. The shell extension is accessible from a context menu that provides a list of the following manual operations:

Replicate — Replicate a selected file or all files in the selected folder on the bucket. For more information, refer to Managing File and Folder Versions.
Reclaim Space — Replace the selected replicated file or all replicated files in the selected folder with nearline file(s), pointing to the actual replicas on the bucket. For more information, refer to Managing File and Folder Versions.
Retrieve Data — Retrieve a nearline file(s) in a folder from the bucket to restore a replicated file version on the source. Optionally, retrieve the contents of a whole folder and restore the contents to the last committed version of all files in the folder by a specific time. For more information, refer to Managing File and Folder Versions.
Import from Bucket — Synchronize the contents of a source (or a folder on the source) with the contents of the bucket. For more information, refer to Synchronizing Data on the Source and the Bucket.
Import Recursively From Bucket — Synchronize the contents of a source (or a folder on the source) with the contents of the bucket, repeatedly. For more information, refer to Synchronizing Data on the Source and the Bucket.
Undelete — Recover a file that is accidentally deleted from the source by synchronizing the contents of the parent folder with the contents of the bucket. For more information, refer to Undeleting Data on the Source.

When you manually initiate an operation through the shell extension, that operation takes precedence over any automatically scheduled tasks or policies. For example, if you manually replicate files using the shell extension, the replication will execute immediately and pause the automatic replication queue that is being processed at the moment.

With a NAS source, stub files are located in the control folder and not on the network share. To perform a manual operation on them (retrieve a nearline file), you need to perform the manual operation on the stub file in the control folder. To learn more about data archiving on NAS sources, refer to Source Storage Requirements.

The respective commands are available only for files/folders to which they apply. For example, you cannot perform the Reclaim Space command on a nearline file.

Managing Data Through the Context Menu

To perform data management operations through the WCN shell extension, follow the steps below.

In Windows Explorer, navigate to a source that is paired with a bucket.

Notice the one of the following icons shown on a folder/file. Each icon indicates the status of folder(s) and file(s) subject to replication, space reclaiming, and/or archiving, as shown below.

Icon	Description
	Synced Local & Cloud The file/folder has been successfully replicated to Wasabi.
	Cloud Only The file or at least one file in the folder is located on Wasabi only.
	In Process The file or at least one file in the folder is in the process of being replicated to Wasabi.
	Pending The file or at least one file in the folder is locked (or being used by another application) and cannot be replicated until it is available.

Right-click a file or folder in which to manage.
Click Wasabi Cloud NAS.
You will be presented with the context menu, as shown below. The context menu displays a list of manual data management operations in which to perform on the selected folder/file. The available operations may vary, depending on the type of folder/file selected. Select one of the following actions:
- Replicate
- Reclaim Space
- Retrieve Data
- Import from bucket
- Import recursively from bucket
- Undelete