# Old files are not deleted

**URL:** <https://community.mobotix.com/t/old-files-are-not-deleted/7066>\
**Category:** Camera Software\
**Created:** [July 21, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://community.mobotix.com/t/old-files-are-not-deleted/7066 "2023-07-21T09:02:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Cristi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Cristi](https://community.mobotix.com/u/Cristi)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://community.mobotix.com/t/old-files-are-not-deleted/7066/1 "2023-07-21T09:02:48Z")

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Hello. I have problems with many video cameras.  
All video cameras are set to record for a period of 31 days. The problem is that I have recordings on the server for almost 7 months.  
The video cameras are set to record on a windows server in SMB/VIFS File Server format.  
I sent all the logs to Mobotix technical support and they say that everything is ok, but still the old files are not deleted.  
I need some advice, maybe someone has experienced this before

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**Author:** ![bosko1333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@bosko1333](https://community.mobotix.com/u/bosko1333)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 7:23am UTC](https://community.mobotix.com/t/old-files-are-not-deleted/7066/2 "2023-08-04T07:23:31Z")

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Hello Cristi!  
Are you using Mobotix 6 or 7 series camera?  
If I remember correctly on 6 series the time period will not delete files. It will only disable access to them. Camera will start deleting files only when capacity limit is reached.  
On 7 series you can enable the “Old Data Removal” option.

I hope this helps!

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**Author:** ![BenDair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@BenDair](https://community.mobotix.com/u/BenDair)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2023, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.mobotix.com/t/old-files-are-not-deleted/7066/3 "2023-08-06T16:31:09Z")

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Thank you for taking the time to respond to the original post. I figured this was the case for the x6 cameras through my experience. But it is nice to see validation of what I believed to be true from my experience. And I didn’t know about the change to the 7x series cameras. That is good to know. Thanks!

Regards