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How to view history and recover videos deleted by data retention

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This feature requires an Enterprise plan.

The Vimeo Enterprise data retention tool enables you to view a history of videos deleted by your retention policies, as well as recover videos that were deleted within the past 30 days. This article explains how to view the history of videos that have been deleted due to your data retention policy.  

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What to know before you view the history of and recover deleted videos

Before you view the history of or recover deleted videos, note the following.

  • Recovered videos will be moved into a new Recovered folder that will be created in your account.
    • If you have a default data retention policy enabled on your account, it would also be applied to the “Recovered” folder. However, you can apply a different data retention policy (i.e., with a longer retention schedule) to this folder to override the default.
  • For Enterprise Accounts with Workspaces: This feature is managed at the Organization level by Organization Owners and Admins. For more information, visit How to edit my Organization's settings.
  • If you are not on an Enterprise account, refer to the troubleshooting article for information on video recovery. 

How to view the history of and recover videos deleted by your data retention policy

To access your video history for recovery:

  1. Navigate to your team management page.
  2. Select the Settings tab.
  3. Select History & recovery.
    Manage team settings page with History and recovery highlighted
  4. Navigate to the Last 30 days tab to recover videos that have been deleted in the last 30 days. The recovered videos will be moved into a new Recovered folder that will be created in your account.
    • You can also select the 'Recover all' button on the right-hand side to recover all videos deleted within the last 30 days, all at once. 
      History and recovery settings page with Last 30 days option highlighted
  5. In the Past 30 days tab, you can select a date range to view a history of clips that have been deleted in that date range.
    History and recovery page with Past 30 days and Select Date buttons highlighted
  6. Select your date range and select Show results.
  7. To export this list, select Export to CSV. 
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