Snapshots

Protect deleted and modified data so that you have the ability to browse what a space used to contain and restore it if needed.

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What is a Snapshot?

Keep an exact copy of the files as they appeared in a space at a given time.

Snapshots are like a picture frozen in time of a space. As the folders and files in your space change, the snapshot protects data that has been deleted or changed. With the Snapshots tab of the Spaces page, you can see what a space used to look like and restore files if needed.

You can create snapshots manually or schedule them to happen automatically. You can browse and compare snapshots, see what's different, go back to a previous snapshot, delete unnecessary snapshots, and see how much space each snapshot is taking up.

General Actions

Select a Space - Use the ‘Browsing’ dropdown to select the space you want to view snapshots for. Only spaces with at least one snapshot will be listed.
Create a Snapshot - Click on the ‘+’ button to open the card for taking a snapshot.
Schedule Snapshot(s) - Protect the contents of a space from accidental deletion or modification, by taking regular, periodic snapshots that expire automatically.
Browse Snapshots - Navigate the active space or any of the snapshots for it.
View Capacity Info for a Snapshot - Toggle between ‘Referenced’ and ‘Used’ capacity info.

Snapshot Actions

Click on the ‘…’ button to reveal actions for a snapshot.

Calculate Differences - Compare the active space with snapshots to filter and label items to show only what’s different, making it easier to find and restore items.
Roll Back to Snapshot - Permanently erase all changes that happened to a space after a snapshot was taken and restore the any modified or deleted files and folders.
Delete Snapshot - Reclaim storage by deleting snapshots that you no longer need.

Column Actions

Select All - Select every item listed in the browser column.
Sort Items - Switch between ascending or descending alphabetical sorting.
Filter Items - Type in a text string to filter the contents of the column and display only items with that text in their name, such as file extension (suffix) or a camera roll (prefix).
Reveal All Items - Click on the ‘Target’ icon to reveal all items, not just the ones included in the differences filter.
Refresh - Reloads the column to reflect the directory’s current state.
View Hidden Items - Include items with a ‘.’ prefix in their name when listing contents.

Right Click Actions

Restore - Copy the selected folder or file to it’s original location in the active space or choose a new destination.
Get Info - View metadata about the selected folder.

Inspector Actions

Refresh - Reload the Inspector and generate a new thumbnail.
Copy Link - Copy the link to the asset in the web app to the clipboard.
Download Thumbnail - Download the thumbnail that was generated for the
Play on Desktop - Stream the file into VLC through the desktop app, which supports a much wider range of formats than web browsers.
Pop-out Metadata - Open the Inspector as a card that will persist as you navigate the web app.
Download - Download the file via your web browser.

Related Actions

Delete Snapshots (System Page) - System admins can delete multiple snapshots quicker than can be done in the snapshots tab of the Spaces page.
View Scheduled Tasks - Find out when the node is scheduled to take snapshots of spaces.
Delete a Scheduled Task - Delete a scheduled task to cancel future jobs, such as snapshots.

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