Secure Erase Settings

Use this dialog box to change the settings for the Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Periodic Document Encryption feature.

• Enable Secure Erase

  Select this check box to enable the Secure Erase feature on a client or client group.

• Securely erase selected documents after the client stays offline for more than n days

  Once you select the Enable Secure Erase check box, you can set the number of days for which the client can stay offline after which the data is erased automatically.

  By default, the data is erased automatically if the client stays offline for more than 30 days. The minimum number of days that you can specify is 7.

• Securely erase selected documents now or as soon as the client comes back online (client-level only)

  Caution

  Selecting this check box will permanently delete the selected data on the client computer. This operation is irreversible.

  Select this check box to delete files in the Recursively erase the following contents box as soon as the client computer is online, or has connectivity with the CommServe host. If the client is currently online, the files will be deleted immediately.

• Recursively erase the following contents

  The paths listed in this box will be deleted on the client or client group computers according the Secure Erase settings.

  Categories within Content Library are not supported for Secure Erase. Paths in the Recursively erase the following contents box can contain files, folders, Environment Variables, or wildcard patterns as follows:

  Goal	Input	Examples
  Delete specific files or folders.	Type full path of the file or folder on the local machine.	To delete the contents of the Public Documents folder, enter: C:\Users\Public\Documents To delete a text file named addresses.txt in the Public Documents folder, enter: C:\Users\Public\Documents\addresses.txt
  Delete library folders, such as My Documents and My Pictures, on Windows clients.	Type the case-sensitive Environmental Variable for the library folder.	To delete the contents of all My Documents folders, enter: \%Documents%
  Delete a specific file type.	Type the an asterisk (*) followed by the file extension.	To delete all text documents, enter: *.txt To delete all text documents in the Public Documents folder, enter: C:\Users\Public\Documents\*.txt

  • Browse Paths: When configuring Secure Erase settings on the client level, click this button to add files and folder to the Recursively erase the following contents field by browsing the client folder structure.

  • Add Paths: Click this button to add files and folders to the Recursively erase the following contents box by typing a path.

  • Delete: Click this button to delete paths selected in the Recursively erase the following contents box.

  • Edit Paths: Click this button to edit the path selected in the Recursively erase the following contents box.

• Skip following contents

  The paths listed in this box will be not be deleted when a client Secure Erase operation is triggered.

  Paths in the Skip following contents box can contain files, folders, or wildcard patterns as follows:

  Goal	Input	Examples
  Skip specific files or folders.	Type full path of the file or folder on the local machine.	To skip the contents of the Public Documents folder, enter: C:\Users\Public\Documents To skip a text file named addresses.txt in the Public Documents folder, enter: C:\Users\Public\Documents\addresses.txt
  Skip a specific file type.	Type the an asterisk (*) followed by the file extension.	To skip all text documents, enter: *.txt To skip all text documents in the Public Documents folder, enter: C:\Users\Public\Documents\*.txt

  • Delete: Click this button to delete paths selected in the Skip following contents box.

  • Add Paths: Click this button to add files and folders to the Skip following contents box by typing a path.