Automated Maintenance
- Last Updated: November 4, 2025
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- Version 2026
- Version 2025
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Change Automated Maintenance Settings...
Maintenance settings control the cleanup of old files, empty subfolders, aging of new files, and the file quota of the folder. Automated cleanups take place as part of the scheduled nightly tasks.
Quotas are always live and enforced immediately.

To change Automated Maintenance Settings for a folder:
In the left pane, click FOLDERS. In the list of folders, click the gear icon (
Locate the Change Automated Maintenance Settings... section.
) for the folder.- Make your selections and click Update Maintenance Settings.
Notes:
- Setting Delete empty subfolders after to a value of 0 (zero) denotes that no empty subfolders are deleted, even if the Cleanup checkbox is checked (enabled).
- Each time a subfolder is added or removed from a folder, an internal timestamp is updated. Therefore, folders are automatically deleted when they are empty and their internal last activity timestamp is older than the Delete empty subfolders after n days value.