Supported ROT Signals

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RecordPoint contains predefined recognizers for Redundant, Obsolete or Trivial (ROT) data. This page describes the different ROT entities that RecordPoint can detect, and the method used to detect those.

 

Supported Connectors

All ROT signals* are currently supported on all connectors. 

 

*Please note, IsEmptyFile is an exception in that it is only supported on SharePoint Online, Exchange Online and  File Connect Enterprise.

 

Supported Signals

 Field name

Description

Detail of ROT signal

Comment

IsEmptyFile

File size equal to exactly 0B

filesize = 0

Empty files likely created due to corruption, incomplete file download

IsSmallFile

File size between 1B and 10B

Filesize between 1b and 10b

Small files likely created due to corruption

IsArchiveFile

Archive or compressed file types

".a", ".ar", ".cpio", ".shar", ".LBR", ".iso", ".lbr", ".mar", ".sbx", ".tar", ".bz2", ".F", ".?XF", ".gz", ".lz", ".lz4", ".lzma", ".lzo", ".rz", ".sfark", ".sz", ".?Q?", "?Z?", ".xz", ".z", ".Z", ".zst", ".??_", ".7z", ".s7z", ".ace", ".afa", ".alz", ".apk", ".arc", ".ark", ".cdx", ".arj", ".b1", ".b6z", ".ba", ".bh", ".cab", ".car", ".cfs", ".cpt", ".dar", ".dd", ".dgc", ".dmg", ".ear", ".gca", ".genozip", ".ha", ".hki", ".ice", ".jar", ".kgb", ".lzh", ".lha", ".lzx", ".pak", ".partimg", ".paq6", ".pea", ".pim", ".pit", ".qda", ".rar", ".rk", ".sda", ".sea", ".sen", ".sfx", ".sit", ".sitx", ".sqx", ".tar.gz", ".tgz", ".tar.Z", ".tar.bz2", ".tbz2", ".tar.lz", ".tlz", ".tar.xz", ".txz", ".tar.zst", ".uc", ".uc0", ".uc2", ".ucn", ".ur2", ".ue2", ".uca", ".uha", ".war", ".wim", ".xar", ".xp3", ".yz1", ".zip", ".zipx", ".zoo", ".zpaq", ".zz", ".ecc", ".ecsbx", ".par", ".par2", ".rev"

Likely no value as records

 

IsSystemFile

System File extensions

".ade", ".adp", ".asa", ".ashx", ".asmx", ".asp", ".bas", ".bat", ".cdx", ".cer", ".chm", ".class", ".cmd", ".com", ".config", ".cnt", ".cpl", ".crt", ".csh", ".der", ".dll", ".exe", ".fxp", ".gadget", ".grp", ".hlp", ".hpj", ".hta", ".htr", ".htw", ".ida", ".idc", ".idq", ".ins", ".isp", ".its", ".jse", ".json", ".ksh", ".lnk", ".mad", ".maf", ".mag", ".mam", ".maq", ".mar", ".mas", ".mat", ".mau", ".mav", ".maw", ".mcf", ".mda", ".mdb", ".mde", ".mdt", ".mdw", ".mdz", ".ms-one-stub", ".msc", ".msh", ".msh1", ".msh1xml", ".msh2", ".msh2xml", ".mshxml", ".msi", ".msp", ".mst", ".ops", ".pcd", ".pif", ".pl", ".prf", ".prg", ".printer", ".ps1", ".ps1xml", ".ps2", ".ps2xml", ".psc1", ".psc2", ".pst", ".reg", ".rem", ".scf", ".scr", ".sct", ".shb", ".shs", ".shtm", ".shtml", ".soap", ".stm", ".svc", ".url", ".vb", ".vbe", ".vbs", ".vsix", ".ws", ".wsc", ".wsf", ".wsh", ".xamlx"

Likely no value as records

 

IsTempFile

Temporary files created by applications

".tmp"

May no longer hold value

 

IsTemplateFile

Templates for common Microsoft applications

".dot", ".dotx", ".dotm", ".xlt", ".xltx", ".xltm", ".pot", ".potx", ".potm"

Templates for Office applications

 

IsModified>7years

Items not modified date for 7 years or more

sourcelastmodifieddate greater than 7 years

Items older than 7 years - consider whether they are still of value as records

Uses core property field SourceLastModifiedDate

IsDefaultFileName

Unmodified file names

"document.docx", "book.xlsx", "presentation.ptx"

Files created and default file name not modified

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