Time-to-Live Support in FMS

date 27th september, 2024 we are excited to announce the introduction of the time to live (ttl) feature for folders in the file management system (fms) this enhancement allows users to set a ttl for all files within a folder, ensuring that temporary files are automatically cleaned up after a specified period our goal is to improve storage management and efficiency by enabling timely cleanup of unnecessary files supported features set a ttl for your folders users can now define a ttl for folders when creating or updating them, specifying the duration in days (minimum of 1 day) automatically applies to all files the ttl will automatically apply to all files within the folder, streamlining file management and reducing clutter in storage automatic deletion of expired files when a file’s ttl expires, it will be automatically deleted from both the fms and associated storage (e g , s3), ensuring that outdated files do not accumulate impact of ttl updates if the ttl for a folder is updated, this change will only affect files created after the update; existing files will retain their original ttl unless updated manually use cases temporary project files automatically clean up files related to completed projects by setting a ttl, ensuring efficient storage management single use files apply a ttl to files intended for one time use, reducing the need for manual intervention and maintaining an organized file system reference documentation for detailed information on how to implement and configure the ttl feature in fms, refer to the updated fms developer guide