The Folders and Files report contains information about the content in your Box account. Business Plus and higher accounts can filter Folders and Files reports by user, group, or folder.
See Folders and Files Report Columns for more information about what's contained in Folders and Files reports.
You can define filters for the Folders and Files report before you can run it. See Folders and Files Report Filters for more information.
Folders and Files reports are created as comma-separated value (.csv) files. The filenames have the format folder_and_file_tree_run_on_YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS_Page_#.csv and each report run is placed in its own folder with a folder name of the format Folder and File tree run on YYYY-MM-DD HH-MM-SS.
Note
New files and folders will take up to 24 hours to appear in Folders and Files reports.
The following sections describe the data columns that are generated in Folders and Files reports and the filters that you can configure to run Folders and Files reports.
Folders and Files Report Data Columns
This section describes the data columns that are generated in Folders and Files reports. You can select which data columns appear in the report. All columns are selected by default, and the columns marked with an asterisk and grayed out in the dialog box are required.
| Data Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Owner Name* | Required. The value in the Name field in User Account Details of the owner of the item. |
| Owner Login | The value in the Email field in User Account Details of the owner of the item. |
| Path ID | A number that uniquely identifies the path to the file or folder from the root of your Box instance.. |
| Item Name* | Required. The name given to the file or folder. |
| Item ID | A number the uniquely identifies the file or folder. |
| Item Type |
The type of item. Values in this field can be:
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| Size |
The size of the item in:
The size of a folder is the total size of all items in the folder and all its subfolders. |
| Created | The date that the item was created. |
| Last Modified | The date that the item was last updated. |
| Uploaded | The date that the item was uploaded to Box. (Folders do not have an upload date.) |
| Legal Hold |
For folders, lists all Legal Hold policies applied directly to the folder, but not any Legal Hold policies inherited by the folder. For files, lists all Legal Hold policies applied to the file. |
| Retention |
For folders, lists all Retention policies applied directly to the folder, but not any Retention policies inherited by the folder. For files, shows the "winning" Retention policy that applies to the file, that is, if multiple retention policies apply to the file, the retention policy that takes precedence. See About Retention and Retention Policies for details. |
Note
When you launch the Files and Folder report, the Legal Hold and Retention columns will contain data spanning up to 48 hours prior to the launch of the report.
Folders and Files Report Filters
You can filter the Folders and Files Report by user, group, or folder. The default selection is all users, groups, and folders in your enterprise, or you can use the filters to select specific users, groups, or folders in the report as described below.
| Filter | Description |
|---|---|
| Users or Groups | Optionally enter one or more names of managed users or of user groups to limit the Folders and Files report to only files and folders owned by those user and groups. |
| Select Folders |
Optionally allows you to select a single folder to be included in the report (as well as all its subfolders). The default is all folders within your organization. Click
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to select a single folder for the report. Then either: