Introduction¶
The ownCloud server stores deleted files in a temporary area in the event that the file was inadvertently deleted and/or needs to be restored.
Expiry of deleted files¶
There are two instances in which ownCloud will automatically permanently remove a deleted file.
Disk Utilization¶
To prevent a user from running out of disk space, the ownCloud deleted files app will not utilize more than 50% of the currently available free space for deleted files. If the deleted files exceed this limit, ownCloud deletes the oldest files until it gets below this limit.
Age¶
By default, deleted files remain in the trash bin for 30 days. This can be configured using the trashbin_retention_obligation parameter in the config.php file. Files older than the configured value (or default 30 days) will be permanently deleted. ownCloud checks the age of the files each time a new file is moved to the deleted files bin.