File list export
For File Analytics, the File List Exporter provides a mechanism for extracting the File Analytics collected metadata into a comma-separated values (.csv) file, enabling further analysis of files that may be wasting storage. Up to 20K rows can be exported to this CSV file.
See File list export output in CSV format.
From the Portal toolbar, choose
In addition to accessing this tool using the menu list, several File Analytics reports include a check box that launches the File List Exporter:
Usage by Owner
File Types
File Categories
The window lists the export processes that are currently in progress, as well as those that are available for download.
Note:
If you select an export process that is in a Processing state and then click , the request will be removed from the list and the current processing will be terminated.
To initiate a File List Export process, click and enter the filtering criteria for the files to be investigated.
Name | User-defined name for the export file |
Owners | Search only for files only for certain owners |
Create date between | Select only files within the creation date range |
Modified date between | Select only files within the modified date range |
Accessed date between | Select only files within the accessed date range |
Scope | Select specific host groups, servers, or Devices (hosts, shares, and volumes). When you click , a Device search window facilitates device identification and selection. |
File Categories | Select the File Categories to be exported. Use Shift-click and Ctrl-click to select multiple categories. To add or modify the default list of file categories, go to Admin > File Categories. See File categories. |
Directory Paths | Enter a comma-separated list of Directory Paths, where the files are located |
File Extensions | In addition to the file extensions represented by the File Categories, you can augment this selection with additional file extensions (rather than creating another file category) |
File size between | Specify the file sizes of interest to you. Select a unit of measure: KB, MB, GB or TB |
File Name | Specify the name of the file to export. |