How much data does BrowseReporter keep?

How much data does BrowseReporter keep?

BrowseReporter tracks data from your end user’s Internet, bandwidth and application activities. By default, it keeps the data inside the database indefinitely.

Since the CurrentWare database is stored on your network, you can decide how much data to keep.

Deleting CurrentWare Data

  1. On the CurrentWare Web Console, Open BrowseReporter from the left-hand side.
  2. Choose the Delete Data   button from the menu bar.
  3. Select the data you want to delete by check marking the options.
  4. Select the computers and users you want to delete the data from.
  5. Select the period.
  6. Click Delete Data.
  7. Note: Deletion of data is permanent.

Set up the Auto Delete Scheduler to automatically clean up your database

Enable this option to clean up your database automatically. When enabled, BrowseReporter will only keep data for a period of time. You can define how long you want to keep data.

  1. On the CurrentWare Web Console, go to Tools > Auto Delete Scheduler.
  2. Enable the scheduler.
  3. Select the tracked data types you want to delete automatically.
  4. Choose the number of days you want to keep the tracked data for.
  5. Decide on the start time each day to perform the data deletion.
  6. Select Apply to enable the Auto Delete Scheduler in the bottom-right corner.


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