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Clarify why posts deleted by Data Retention job are visible in the webapp (#6823)
* Clarify why posts deleted by Data Retention job are visible in the web app * Update source/comply/data-retention-policy.rst * Update source/comply/data-retention-policy.rst * Apply suggestions from code review * Update data-retention-policy.rst * Update data-retention-policy.rst * Update data-retention-policy.rst * Update source/comply/data-retention-policy.rst --------- Co-authored-by: Carrie Warner (Mattermost) <[email protected]>
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In Mattermost Enterprise, you can set a global retention policy as well as custom retention policies to manage how long messages and file uploads are kept in Mattermost channels and direct messages.
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For scheduled data retention jobs to work, the `global retention policy for files </configure/configuration-settings.html#enable-global-retention-policy-for-files>`__ as well as the `global retention policy for messages </configure/configuration-settings.html#enable-global-retention-policy-for-messages>`__ configuration settings in the ``config.json`` file must be set to ``true``. These configuration settings are disabled by default.
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Once a message or a file is deleted, the action is irreversible. Please use caution when setting up global or custom data retention policies.
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If there was a file attached to the message, it will be removed from the user interface only.
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Why can I still see messages that were supposedly deleted?
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The web and desktop app cache posts. Posts deleted by a data retention job will be visible to end users until they clear their cache and refresh.
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What happens when a file is deleted by the file retention policy?
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