File decay property
AssigneeADP, Inc.
InventorDonald Holton
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method, computer system, and computer program product for deleting a file from a storage medium. A file that is marked for automatic deletion is identified. A deletion time at which the file is to be deleted from the storage medium is identified. A visual indicator associated with the file is displayed. The visual indicator changes over time to provide an indication as to a nearness of the deletion time.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for deleting a file from a storage medium, comprising:
- identifying, by a computer system, the file that is marked for automatic deletion;
- identifying, by the computer system, a deletion time at which the file is to be automatically deleted from the storage medium;
- and
- displaying, by the computer system, a visual indicator associated with the file, wherein the visual indicator becomes more transparent over time as the deletion time gets closer, wherein the visual indicator has a transparency of 20% three days before the deletion time, a transparency of 40% two days before the deletion time, and a transparency of 60% one day before the deletion time.
A computer system for automatically deleting a file, the computer system comprising:
- a storage medium configured to store the file;
- a display system;
- and
- a processor unit configured to:
- identify the file stored in the storage medium that is marked for automatic deletion,
- identify a deletion time at which the file is to be automatically deleted from the storage medium, and
- display a visual indicator associated with the file on the display system, wherein the visual indicator becomes more transparent over time as the deletion time gets closer, wherein the visual indicator has a transparency of 20% three days before the deletion time, a transparency of 40% two days before the deletion time, and a transparency of 60% one day before the deletion time.
A computer program product for automatically deleting a file, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage media having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform a method comprising:
- identifying a file that is marked for automatic deletion from a storage medium;
- identifying a deletion time at which the file is to be automatically deleted from the storage medium;
- and
- displaying a visual indicator associated with the file, wherein the visual indicator changes over time to provide an indication of a nearness of the deletion time becomes more transparent over time as the deletion time gets closer, wherein the visual indicator has a transparency of 20% three days before the deletion time, a transparency of 40% two days before the deletion time, and a transparency of 60% one day before the deletion time.
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