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--- software:squirrel:orphaned_files [2025/08/28 15:49] – [❓ Why Files Become Orphaned] support@smikar.com
+++ software:squirrel:orphaned_files [2025/09/23 11:35] (current) – support@smikar.com
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 - **🧺 Stub File Deleted or Moved**
-  When a user deletes or relocates a stub file, the link between the archive record and SharePoint is lost.
+  When a user deletes a stub file, the link between the archive record and SharePoint is lost.
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-| 📂 Select **Orphaned Files** from the Squirrel Dashboard menu. | {{:software:squirrel:squirrel_orphaned_light.png?200}} |
+| 📂 Select **Orphaned Files** from the Squirrel Dashboard menu. | {{:software:squirrel:squirrel_orphaned_files_sidepanel_light.png?200}} |
-| 🧾 You’ll be shown a list of all files that are no longer linked to their original SharePoint location. | {{:software:squirrel:squirrel_orphaned_files_sidepanel_light.png?400}} |
+| 🧾 You’ll be shown a list of all files that are no longer linked to their original SharePoint location. | {{:software:squirrel:squirrel_orphaned_light.png?400}} |
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 Each row in the **Orphaned Files Table** includes:
-- **📄 Filename** – The name of the orphaned file
+  * **📄 Filename** – The name of the orphaned file
-- **📅 Date Archived** – When the file was originally archived
+  * **📅 Date Archived** – When the file was originally archived
-- **📁 Original Filepath** – The SharePoint path the file was originally archived from
+  * **📅 Date Orphaned** – When the file was orphaned (i.e. Stub was deleted)
-- **📏 File Size** – Size of the file (in MB)
+  * **📁 Original Filepath** – The SharePoint path the file was originally archived from
-- **🛠️ Actions** – Options to **Restore** or **Delete** the orphaned file
+  * **📏 File Size** – Size of the file (in MB)
+  * **🛠️ Actions** – Options to **Restore** or **Delete** the orphaned file or **Delete Older than** to delete files that were orphaned after a certain date.
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 When restoring orphaned files:
-. Squirrel will automatically rehydrate the file to a designated **Orphaned Files SharePoint Site**, defined in your system settings under `Orphaned_restore_path`.
+. Squirrel will automatically rehydrate the file to the Site and location it was originally archived, however, if that location no longer exists, it will restore to the designated **Orphaned Files SharePoint Site**, defined in your system settings under `Orphaned_restore_path`.
 . Admins can then share the restored file with the appropriate user or migrate it manually as needed.