Overview
This article shares information about enabling the 'Legal Hold' on the deletion of archived items in GFI Archiver.
IMPORTANT: Use this feature with caution, since emails are immediately deleted on disabling Legal Hold.
Process
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Legal Hold instructs GFI Archiver to pause deleting archived emails and to retain them until further notice.
- Enable this feature to temporarily halt archived email deletion until, for example, a court case is resolved.
- Enable this feature to temporarily halt archived email deletion until, for example, a court case is resolved.
- Enabling this feature still causes GFI Archiver to mark the archived emails for deletion. Delete instruction will be executed only once the legal hold is removed.
- Follow these steps to enable Legal Hold:
- Select the Configuration tab.
- Click Retention and SPAM Policies.
- Select .
- Verify that Legal Hold is enabled from the Home tab, under About GFI Archiver.
- Verify that Legal Hold is enabled from the Home tab, under About GFI Archiver.
- Follow these steps to disable Legal Hold:
- Select the Configuration tab.
- Click Retention and SPAM Policies.
- Select .
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Configuring Deletion for Archived Items in GFI Archiver