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title: Storage Helper 2.1.7 Release Notes
description: January 2017 release notes, v. 2.1.7. New features, performance improvements, and bug fixes.
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# Storage Helper 2.1.7 Release Notes

2017/01/10

### New Features

- Recycle archived Tasks and Events.
- Storage Helper will now suggest ways to reduce the usage percentage so you may avoid hitting the storage limit.
- Storage Helper now allows you to track File Storage utilized in addition to Data Storage.
- Added Storage Helper Exceptions tab. Make sure to assign the Storage Helper Permission Set to your users that will need visibility. 

### Performance Improvement  

- Recalculates Storage Usage percentage from the main Storage Recycle Job page.
- New Run Mode button is located on the Storage Helper Settings popup which allows selection of the way Storage Recycle jobs are run.
- The Data Storage Usage calculation was improved to be more efficient and accurate.
- When an object is unable to be sent to the recycling bin when deleted, warning messages will be displayed on Storage Recycle Job creation.
- Savings at the Storage Recycle Job level are now displayed in addition to the total saved by all Storage Recycle Jobs.
- Now displays the number of records recycled during the most recent run.
- Added FAQ button for in app FAQ’s.
- Added link to purchase additional data storage at a discounted rate.
- Records can now be individually recycled from the preview page.
- Added ability to recycle child objects when a ‘restrict delete’ lookup relationship exists between the object the Storage Recycle Job is created for, and the child object.  ‘Restrict delete’ causes a lookup relationship to behave like a master detail relationship in that the parent can not be deleted unless all children who use the parent as a lookup value are also deleted.
- Improved next run time text: 
    - Manual Run will display that it will not automatically run.
    - Run After Data Export will display the datetime of the export.
    - Scheduled will display the scheduled datetime.
- Improved scalability for the criterion tab when using with a small computer screen.
- Reduced the number of batches created by Stor age Helper when recycling records.

Bug fixes

- Fixed issues encountered for Storage Recycle Jobs created on the Task object.
- Fixed issues that caused the total number of records recycled to be incorrect.
- Miscellaneous minor bug fi xes.

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