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Is there a way to securely delete a file from Thinkwise which for example is stored in Azure (Files), on a local filesystem (share) or other type of storage device?

The requirement comes from a GDPR related specification which states that it should be possible to securely delete a file by:

  • Overwriting it’s contents with random data to make it non-reproducable
  • Overwriting it’s contents by encrypting the file (and throw away the key)

Hi Robert,

That is currently not possible. You may be able to do this with a Write file connector and Delete file connector, but bytes in-place deleting is not guaranteed.

Feel free to create an idea for this.

Hi Mark,

We are already using the named file connectors, but the customer wants to be sure no one can recover the files somehow.

Thanks for the answer. I think it should even not be the responsibility of Thinkwise, but rather of the underlaying storage system to provide the required functionality, but had to ask none the less 😀.

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