Trash

Trash helps you recover deleted file(s) / folder(s). This is an added protection for your mission critical data, that may be lost due to unintentional events.


Following operations are allowed with Trash.

1. Download file(s) / folder(s) from trash

Use --trash parameter / switch along with the download command to download the file(s) / folder(s) from Trash.
2. Move file(s) / folder(s) from Trash to its original location in your IDrive account.

Use --moveto-original parameter / switch to move the file(s) / folder(s) from Trash to its original location in your IDrive account.
3. Delete file(s) / folder(s) permanently from Trash in your IDrive account.

Use --deletefrom-trash parameter / switch to delete file(s) / folder(s) permanently from Trash in your IDrive account.


4. Search file(s) / folder(s) inside Trash.

Use --trash parameter / switch along with the search command to view all the file(s) / folder(s) in Trash.

Common parameter / switch details

• --pvt-key=PATH_OF_PVT_KEY_FILE
  Reads private encryption key for AES 256-bit encryption for all data transfers. Private encryption key length can vary from minimum of 4 characters to maximum of 255 characters. If you opt for the default encryption key during your IDrive account sign up then the use of the private encryption key is not required.
• --files-from=PATH_OF_FILE_LIST_FILE
  Reads list of file(s) / folder(s) that you wish to delete from your IDrive account.
• Username
  IDrive username. If you do not have a valid username, Sign up with IDrive.
• Server address
  Use GetServerAddress API to retrieve the IDrive server address.

Code / Output management

This section explains about the sample code execution and the output generated during file / folder transfer.

To move all file(s) / folder(s) inside “/C/Images/” from trash in your IDrive account

f ilelist file content:
/C/Images/

Code:

idevsutil --xml-output --password-file="MyPassword" --pvt-key=enc_key --moveto-original --files-from=filelist john@<server address>::ibackup/

The above-mentioned code can be executed using any programming language across any platform (Windows, Mac and Linux).

Output:

Sample XML output:

<item op="moved successfully" fname="/C/Images/Image1.txt"/>
<item op="moved successfully" fname="/C/Images/"/>
<item tot_items_moved="2"/>
<item op_end="End of operation"/>

Description:

The following details are displayed during a trash operation:

• op
  Move operation executed
• fname
  Name of the file(s) / folder(s) moved.
• tot_items_moved
  Total items moved
• op_end
  Specifies the end of operation

You can make use of I / O redirection methods for redirecting IDrive EVS command line utility (idevsutil) output.