View status, delete, cancel, resume, postpone, or pause a bulk-deletion job

To

Do this

View status

Look in the Status Reason column.

View detailed status, including success and failure information

Click the bulk-deletion job.

View queries submitted for deletion

Click the bulk-deletion job, and then under Information, click Properties.

Review the errors

Click the bulk-deletion job, and then under Related, click Failures.

Pause a bulk-deletion job

1. Select the bulk-deletion job, and then on the Actions menu, click Pause.
2. When the confirmation message appears, click OK.

   Note

   Bulk deletion jobs of fewer than 1000 records cannot be paused.

Postpone a bulk-deletion job

1. Select the bulk-deletion job, and then on the Actions menu, click Postpone.
2. When the confirmation message appears, click OK.

Resume a bulk-deletion job

1. Select the bulk-deletion job, and then on the Actions menu, click Resume.
2. When the confirmation message appears, click OK.

Cancel a bulk-deletion job

1. Select the bulk-deletion job, and then on the Actions menu, click Cancel.
2. When the confirmation message appears, click OK.

Modify recurrence of a bulk-delete job

1. Select the bulk-deletion job, and then on the Actions menu, click Modify Recurrence.
2. Select the Run this job after every check box, specify the interval after which you want the bulk-deletion job to run, and then click OK.

If you select the Run this job after every check box when you create a bulk-deletion job, the job becomes recurring and is moved to the Recurring Bulk Deletion System Jobs view. You can only change the recurrence for these recurring bulk-deletion jobs.