# Automatically delete old data log files

If you select the Periodic option or the At Specified Times option on the General tab of the ME CSVDataLog Properties or the ME DataStore Plus Properties dialog box, you can automatically delete old data log files.

## To automatically delete old data log files

1. Double-click the CSVDataLog or the DataStorePlus ActiveX control to open its Properties dialog box.
2. On the General tab, in the Delete Oldest Files area, select a check box for the options to be used and specify the settings to be applied.

   Tip: | If you select both check boxes, files are deleted after the maximum time or after the maximum number of files is reached, whichever happens first.

3. Click OK.

## See also

Options on the General tab of the ME CSVDataLog Properties dialog box

Options on the General tab of the ME DataStore Plus Properties dialog box

Start a new log file after an elapsed time period

Start a new log file at a specified time