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Copying Scanned Files

In addition to deleting or replacing files, you can also configure Data At Rest control actions to save a copy of the file in another location for further investigation. This includes Microsoft Exchange Public Folders and Microsoft SharePoint sites.

Each Data At Rest control action contains the following settings:

Copy File To Location

This setting specifies the target folder for copied files. It can be any valid UNC or local file system path. If set to a relative path, that path is combined with the original scan location (set in the job definition file) to form the actual copy location.

For example, if this setting is '..\output' and the original scan location is C:\root_folder\input, then files will be copied to  C:\root_folder\output.

This setting also works in combination with the Copy Location Mode setting (see below) to create the final copy path.

Important! You must specify a path outside of the scan location defined in the job file, otherwise the copied files will get scanned again! In the associated topic, see example 5.

For this reason, we recommend a target location that begins '..\', such as ..\Review.

Copy Location Mode

This setting modifies the Copy File To Location folder. Set it to Absolute or Relative.

In Absolute mode, files are copied directly to the Copy File To Location folder, not to subfolders. In Relative mode, files are copied to a subfolder below the Copy File To Location folder; the subfolder matches the folder structure of the file's original location.

Based on the example above, if the scan finds a file in C:\root_folder\input\ScanFolder1, and Copy Location Mode is set to:

Note: If a file with the same name already exists in the given location, CA DataMinder uses the Copy Conflict Resolution setting (see below) to determine what action to take.

Copy Conflict Resolution

Specify what action you want to take if a file with the same name already exists in the target location. Set this to:

More information:

Examples of Copied Files