Creating a file deletion task

To create a file deletion task:

1. Select the Tasks section in the program web interface window.

   The tasks table opens.

2. Click the Add button and select Delete file.

   The task creation window opens.

3. Specify the following parameters:
   1. File path—Path to the file that you want to delete.

      You can also specify the path to an alternate data stream of this file. In this case, only the specified data stream will be deleted. The other data streams of this file will be left unchanged.

      Data streams of the NTFS file system (alternate data streams) are intended for additional attributes or information on a file.

      Each file in the NTFS file system consists of a set of streams. One of them contains the file contents that we will be able to see by opening the file. The other (alternate) ones are intended for metadata and to ensure, for example, compatibility between the NTFS system and other systems, such as the old Macintosh file system known as Hierarchical File System (HFS). Streams can be created, deleted, individually saved, renamed, and can even be run as a process.

      Alternate streams can be used by hackers for concealed transmission or receipt of data from a computer.

   2. MD5/SHA256—MD5- or SHA256 hash of the file that you want to delete. This field is optional.
   3. Description—Task description. This field is optional.
   4. If you want to display a task run notification to the user of the computer on which the task is running, select the Notify user about the task execution check box on the right of the Notification parameter name.
   5. Task for—Task scope:
      • If you want to run the task on all hosts of all servers, select the All hosts option.
      • If you want to run the task on selected servers, select the Specified servers option and on the right of the Servers parameter name select the check boxes next to the names of the servers on which you want to run the task.

        This option is available only when distributed solution and multitenancy mode is enabled.

        Operation mode in which the program can be used to protect the infrastructure of several organizations simultaneously.

      • If you want to run the task on selected hosts, select the Specified hosts option and list these hosts in the Hosts field.
4. Click the Add button.

The file deletion task will be created.

If the file has been blocked by another process, the task will be displayed with the Completed status but the file will be deleted only after the host is restarted. It is recommended to check whether the file is successfully deleted after the host is restarted.

Deleting the file from a mapped network drive id not supported.

See also Managing tasks Viewing the task table Viewing information about a task Creating a process termination task Creating a program execution task Creating a file download task Creating a file quarantine task Creating a quarantined file recovery task Creating a copy of a task Deleting a task Filtering tasks by creation time Filtering tasks by type Filtering tasks by name Filtering tasks by file name and path Filtering tasks by description Filtering tasks by server name Filtering tasks based on the name of the user that created the task Filtering tasks by processing status Clearing a task filter

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