Export Files for GDPR

If you want to export the proprietary storage format the FileCloud uses so that you can read it and use it for compliance efforts, you can use the Export feature.

FileCloud uses its own format to store files

This proprietary format solves file collision and name space issues in large deployments

This storage format is not human readable

The export features allow you to export:

Files of a particular user
Files for all users
Files from a specific folder
A specific file

Export Files and Folders

In the command line enter:
For Windows:

cd c:\xampp\htdocs\resources\tools\fileutils
PATH=%PATH%;C:\xampp\php

For Linux:

cd /var/www/html/resources/tools/fileutils

Then, for both Windows and Linux, enter:
```
php  exportfs.php -d <to path> -u <user> -p <from path> -h <hostname> -c csvFileName.csv -r realRun
```
Parameters:
[required] -d = Export target directory
[required] -u= User account whose files are to be exported or 'all' to export all files
[required] -p = File or folder that needs to be exported
[optional] -h = Fully qualified name of the site to be exported in multisite installation. Omit the option for standalone or default site
[optional] -c = File name for generated CSV list of exported files. The '.csv' extension must be appended to the end of the file name. CSV files will be generated in the same directory as the exported files.
[optional] -r realRun = Use string 'realRun' to perform actual export. Not specifying this does only simulation of files/folders export
Exporting files for single user
The following code shows how to export files for user 'jdoe' to directory 'cloudexport'.
Exporting single user files - Default site
php exportfs.php -d /cloudexport/ -u jdoe -p / -c joeFileList.csv -r realRun
The following code shows how to export files for user 'jdoe' from site site21.hostedcloud.com to directory 'cloudexport'.
Exporting single user files - Non default site
php exportfs.php -d /cloudexport/ -u jdoe -p / -c joeFileList.csv -r realRun -h site21.hostedcloud.com
Exporting files for all users
The following code shows how to export files for all users to directory 'cloudexport'.
Exporting all user files - Default site
php exportfs.php -d /cloudexport/ -u all -p / -c salesReportList.csv -r realRun
The following code shows how to export files for all users from site site21.hostedcloud.com to directory 'cloudexport'.
Exporting all user files - Non default site
php exportfs.php -d /cloudexport/ -u all -p / -c engineeringReportList.csv -r realRun -h site21.hostedcloud.com
Exporting files from a specific folder
The following code shows how to export files recursively from a specific cloud directory '/jdoe/folder1/' to the physical path '/cloudexport'.
Exporting folder - Default site
php exportfs.php -d /cloudexport/ -u all -p /jdoe/folder1/ -c joeCloudFiles.csv -r realRun
The following code shows how to export files recursively from a specific cloud directory '/jdoe/folder1/' from site site21.hostedcloud.com to the physical path '/cloudexport'.
Exporting folder - Default site
php exportfs.php -d /cloudexport/ -u all -p /jdoe/folder1/ -c joeFiles.csv-r realRun -h site21.hostedcloud.com
Note: While specifying the path, the value of user can be 'all' or the right user who owns the folder. Specifying a user who doesn't own the folder will result in the folder not getting exported.
Exporting a specific file
The following code shows how to export a specific cloud file '/jdoe/folder1/helloworld.txt' to the physical path '/cloudexport'.
Exporting single file - Default site
php exportfs.php -d /cloudexport/ -u all -p /jdoe/folder1/helloworld.txt -r realRun
The following code shows how to export a specific cloud file '/jdoe/folder1/helloworld.txt' from site site21.hostedcloud.com to the physical path '/cloudexport'.
Exporting single file - Non default site
php exportfs.php -d /cloudexport/ -u all -p /jdoe/folder1/helloworld.txt -r realRun -h site21.hostedcloud.com
Note: While specifying the path, the value of user can be 'all' or the right user who owns the file. Specifying a user who doesn't own the file will result in the file not getting exported.