{"id":29229,"date":"2017-02-17T15:01:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T07:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=29229"},"modified":"2017-12-11T05:01:24","modified_gmt":"2017-12-10T21:01:24","slug":"schedule-dropbox-files-delete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/schedule-dropbox-files-delete\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule (Old) Dropbox Files for Deletion with Finesse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Getting rid of old files in your Dropbox can be a pain, particularly if you\u2019re the type who wants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/dropbox-tips-and-tricks\/\">more from your Dropbox account<\/a> than just saving and sharing files.<strong> If you\u2019re not a fan of wading through your Dropbox <\/strong>account to perform the occasional spring cleaning, why not <strong>set up an auto-delete schedule with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finesseapp.co\/scheduled\">Finesse<\/a> instead<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>Finesse is a web-based tool that lets you schedule a time on files and folders that can be found in your Dropbox account. Once you login to the service using your Dropbox account, <strong>all of your folders and files will be listed<\/strong> in the <strong>\"Schedule\"<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n<p class=\"recommended_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/dropbox-tools\/\">21 Alternative Tools to Supercharge Your Dropbox<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>If you want Finesse to automatically prune your Dropbox folders, all you need to do is to <strong>check the box located next to the file or folder<\/strong>. After that, select a date and time that you wish for the file to be removed. Once that is done, click on the \"Schedule\" button to confirm the removal.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/schedule-dropbox-files-delete\/01-schedule-button.jpg\" width=\"537\" height=\"427\" alt=\"finesse schedule button\"><\/figure>\n<p>All files that are scheduled for deletion will, appropriately enough, be shown in the \"Scheduled\" tab. Once the scheduled time arrives, <strong>all affected folders will be moved to Dropbox\u2019s trash folder<\/strong>, giving you a <strong>grace period of 30 days<\/strong> to retrieve it before the file is gone for good. Finesse has also provided a <strong>\"History\"<\/strong> tab that keeps track of all files and folders that were deleted with the service.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/schedule-dropbox-files-delete\/02-schedule-to-delete.jpg\" width=\"888\" height=\"275\" alt=\"finesse schedule to delete\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"recommended_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Read Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/more-space-dropbox\/\">7 Ways to Get More Free Space on Dropbox<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting rid of old files in your Dropbox can be a pain, particularly if you\u2019re the type who wants more from your Dropbox account than just saving and sharing files. 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