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The Auto-Cleanup parameters control how Syteca manages the lifecycle of monitored data collected by Endpoints — including when to delete it from the database, and (in on-premises deployments) when to first archive it to secure storage before deletion. Cleanup rules can be applied per Endpoint or per Endpoint group.
Applies to: Windows Endpoints, macOS Endpoints, Linux Endpoints. The parameter behaves identically across all three platforms.

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Where to find it

These parameters live on the Editing Endpoint / Editing Endpoint Group page, on the Properties tab, in the Auto-Cleanup Options section.

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Two types of cleanup

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Three execution frequencies

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One-time cleanup

Use Run once for ad-hoc data removal — for example, after migrating data to long-term storage outside Syteca, or when a specific Endpoint’s data is no longer needed and you don’t want to wait for the next scheduled run.
1

Open the Client or Client group

Log in to the Management Tool as a user with the administrative Database Management permission, click Clients, and find the Client or Client group to clean up.
If you lack the Client Configuration Management permission for this Client, the configuration options are disabled.
2

Select Run once

On the Editing Client / Editing Client Group page, Properties tab, scroll to Auto-Cleanup Options and select Run once.
3

Choose the action

Select Cleanup to delete the data, or Archive & Cleanup to archive it first (requires Archive Parameters configured beforehand; not available in SaaS).
4

Set the retention period

In Sessions older than (days), enter how far back to clean up from.
5

Save

Click Finish.
The cleanup executes as soon as you click Finish — there’s no separate “Run now” button; saving the configuration with Run once selected IS the trigger.

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Scheduled cleanup

Use Repeat according to schedule for ongoing data lifecycle — for example, to enforce a 90-day retention policy across all Endpoints, or to keep PoC environments from filling up disk during evaluation.
1

Open the Client or Client group

Log in to the Management Tool as a user with the administrative Database Management permission, click Clients, and find the Client or Client group to schedule cleanup for.
2

Select Repeat according to schedule

On the Editing Client / Editing Client Group page, Properties tab, scroll to Auto-Cleanup Options and select Repeat according to schedule.
3

Set the frequency and time

  • Perform every (days) — how often the cleanup runs.
  • Start at — the time of day it executes.
4

Choose the action

Select Cleanup to delete the data, or Archive & Cleanup to archive it first (requires Archive Parameters configured beforehand; not available in SaaS).
5

Set the retention period

In Sessions older than (days), enter how far back each run cleans up from.
6

Save

Click Finish.

Database management

Higher-level database lifecycle controls beyond per-Endpoint cleanup.

Archived sessions

Viewing sessions that have been archived via Archive & Cleanup.

User activity recording

The parameters that determine how much data each Endpoint generates in the first place.

Update Endpoint automatically

Another cross-platform Endpoint Mode parameter.