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File Retention

Retention depends on the selected tool. The table below is the public source of truth for the current application behaviour.

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Current retention by workflow

WorkflowToolsCurrent behaviour
In-memory priority toolsCompress PDF and JPG to PDFThis tool processes the uploaded file in memory and does not add it to a document library or user account.
Temporary-directory priority toolsMerge, Split, PDF to Word and Word to PDFThis conversion may use a temporary working directory. Temporary input and output files are removed after the response is delivered.
PDF editor sessionEdit PDF and Sign PDFThe temporary session is removed after a successful export or reset. Abandoned sessions are eligible for expiry after the configured 30-minute window.

Temporary processing

Temporary conversion directories are removed after the application has read the result into the response. Operating-system and container cleanup provide an additional lifecycle boundary, not the primary deletion promise.

PDF editor sessions

PDF editor sessions are configured to expire after 30 minutes. Current cleanup is request-driven: expired directories are removed when later editor requests trigger cleanup, and container lifecycle cleanup may also remove them. Do not interpret the 30-minute setting as a guaranteed deletion timestamp.

Infrastructure records

Application cleanup does not control reverse-proxy logs, hosting telemetry or backups. The production operator must confirm those retention periods separately.