Feature Request: Auto-Delete devices disconnected for *X* Months | Voters

Feature Request: Auto-Delete devices disconnected for *X* Months

Kailee Lewis

Request for auto-delete of devices that have been disconnected for a set amount of time ~3 months / 6 months / 12 months. Add it as a site setting and include a drop down to select the length of time or turn it off if desired.

June 16, 2025

Yamin Chowdhury

I had a similar request with some more detailed way of implementing it:
https://ovrc.canny.io/ovrc/p/ovrc-needs-to-automatically-delete-unspecified-offline-devices
I remember seeing an announcement that OVRC was going to automatically start deleting "Private Wi-Fi Address" items after a period of time automatically. Since mobile phones started using fake mac addresses to prevent cross-network tracking (privacy reasons), it completely clutters up OVRC sites with a whole lot of client devices that we don't care about. I assume that's the root of this request. I think scrubbing these private wifi addresses after a period automatically will do wonders in cleanup.
But I haven't noticed this actually start happening with my sites. They're cluttered up as before. Not sure when that rollout was for the feature though.

Dylan Caron

I would add a stipulation that it should not delete a device with notifications on, otherwise an unreported issue might leave a vital component offline for a while and it gets erroneously deleted.

Chess McKinney

I understand the request - but not sure I understand the 'why'. Please expand on the value of this. Thanks!