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title: Configuring Soft Deletes
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# Configuring Soft Deletes

PingDirectory server 3.2.4 and later supports a soft-delete feature.

This feature preserves a deleted entry's attribute and uniqueness characteristics so it can be undeleted or permanently removed at a later date.