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  5. Section IV. End user
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  9. File list export

File list export

For File Analytics, the File List Exporter provides a mechanism for extracting the File Analytics collected metadata into a comma-separated values (.csv) file, enabling further analysis of files that may be wasting storage. Up to 20K rows can be exported to this CSV file.

See File list export output in CSV format.

From the Portal toolbar, choose Admin > File List > Export.

In addition to accessing this tool using the Admin menu list, several File Analytics reports include a check box that launches the File List Exporter:

  • Usage by Owner

  • File Types

  • File Categories

The File List Export window lists the export processes that are currently in progress, as well as those that are available for download.

Note:

If you select an export process that is in a Processing state and then click Delete, the request will be removed from the list and the current processing will be terminated.

To initiate a File List Export process, click New Export Requestand enter the filtering criteria for the files to be investigated.

Name

User-defined name for the export file

Owners

Search only for files only for certain owners

Create date between

Select only files within the creation date range

Modified date between

Select only files within the modified date range

Accessed date between

Select only files within the accessed date range

Scope

Select specific host groups, servers, or Devices (hosts, shares, and volumes). When you click Modify, a Device search window facilitates device identification and selection.

File Categories

Select the File Categories to be exported. Use Shift-click and Ctrl-click to select multiple categories. To add or modify the default list of file categories, go to Admin > File Categories.

See File categories.

Directory Paths

Enter a comma-separated list of Directory Paths, where the files are located

File Extensions

In addition to the file extensions represented by the File Categories, you can augment this selection with additional file extensions (rather than creating another file category)

File size between

Specify the file sizes of interest to you. Select a unit of measure: KB, MB, GB or TB

File Name

Specify the name of the file to export.

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