File management apparatus, multifunction device and information processing apparatus, file management method, and file management program

A file management apparatus causing at least one notification destination to download a file recorded in a recording medium, the downloading being performed in accordance with a request from the at least one notification destination, the at least one notification destination receiving a notification about download information, the apparatus comprising:

• an initial-deletion-time setting unit that sets a given time as an initial value of a deletion time of the file;
• a deletion-time updating unit that updates the deletion time if one or more notification destinations having not downloaded the file are present when the deletion time comes, the one or more notification destinations having not downloaded the file being included in the at least one notification destination;
• and
• a first file deleting unit that deletes the file under a condition, the condition being that, when the deletion time comes, the one or more notification destinations having not downloaded the file are not present.