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 Access these three options from the Export pulldown near the top of the Audit Event Logs page: Access these three options from the Export pulldown near the top of the Audit Event Logs page:
 {{ :cloudappliance:ael_-_export.png?direct&200 |}} {{ :cloudappliance:ael_-_export.png?direct&200 |}}
-=== Archiving and Deleting Audit Logs === +=== Archiving and Erasing Audit Logs === 
-Because audit log entries accumulate quickly you will probably want to archive and delete the entries from time to time.  You can access archiving and deletion features from the Options pulldown near the top of the Audit Event Logs page:+Because audit log entries accumulate quickly you will probably want to archive the entries from time to time and then erase them.  You can access archiving and deletion features from the Options pulldown near the top of the Audit Event Logs page:
 {{ :cloudappliance:ael_-_archive_and_erase.png?direct&200 |}} {{ :cloudappliance:ael_-_archive_and_erase.png?direct&200 |}}
 To archive the audit log entries, select Archive from the pulldown menu and a confirmation box will be displayed: To archive the audit log entries, select Archive from the pulldown menu and a confirmation box will be displayed:
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 Audit logs archives will be placed by the background task in an  Audit logs Archive directory in the admin's root directory: Audit logs archives will be placed by the background task in an  Audit logs Archive directory in the admin's root directory:
 {{ :cloudappliance:audit_logs_archive.png?direct&400 |}} {{ :cloudappliance:audit_logs_archive.png?direct&400 |}}
 +Select Erase Logs from the pulldown menu to erase old audit log entries.
 +<WRAP center round important 60%>
 +When you erase audit log entries they will no longer be available from the File Fabric.  If you need a historical record, archive these entries before you delete them and be sure that the archive job has completed successfully prior to proceeding.
 +</WRAP>
 +When you erase audit log entries, only entries from before a date that you select will be erased and newer entries will be retained:
 +{{ :cloudappliance:erase_logs_date.png?direct&200 |}}
 +After you have selected the date click on Erase to proceed or click on Cancel if you have changed your mind.
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 === Tracing Downloads by Watermark === === Tracing Downloads by Watermark ===
 The File Fabric provides a [[watermarking|]] feature that affixes a random watermark code to downloaded PDF files. You may sometimes want to learn the details of when a watermarked file was downloaded.  To do this, click on the Watermarking Logs link near the top of the Audit Event Logs page: The File Fabric provides a [[watermarking|]] feature that affixes a random watermark code to downloaded PDF files. You may sometimes want to learn the details of when a watermarked file was downloaded.  To do this, click on the Watermarking Logs link near the top of the Audit Event Logs page: