# Current situation with garbage collection

**URL:** <https://forum.storj.io/t/current-situation-with-garbage-collection/25711>\
**Category:** Node Operators\
**Tags:** garbage-collector, storagenode\
**Created:** [April 2, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/current-situation-with-garbage-collection/25711 "2024-04-02T16:47:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alexey](https://storj.bcdn.literatehosting.com/user_avatar/forum.storj.io/alexey/32/41_2.png) [@Alexey](https://forum.storj.io/u/Alexey)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2024, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.storj.io/t/current-situation-with-garbage-collection/25711/212 "2024-04-18T07:21:35Z")

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Then leave it as is. It will be deleted automatically. It’s deleted by a separate chore for the trash, it’s running every day and removes all data older than 7 days. Seems the folder may remain.

Please show a result of the script:

> [@How long does trash stay before getting deleted?](https://forum.storj.io/t/how-long-does-trash-stay-before-getting-deleted/25662/6):
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> For bash: For Windows PowerShell:

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