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Removing Historical Data

Discussion in 'SteamRep General Discussion' started by kysnerd, Dec 18, 2016.

  1. kysnerd

    kysnerd New User

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    I have past names on an account that I do not wish for other people to have access to for security reasons, is there a way for SteamREP to clear these out of their system?

    Thank you!
  2. Horse

    Horse Administrator SteamRep Admin

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    This information is available thru steam - the steam API which is public we use to retain data. We don't remove any of this data.
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  3. Mako11

    Mako11 New User

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    why is some historical data not shown in the list? such as some names used and some avatars?
  4. Mako11

    Mako11 New User

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    *not shown sometimes/some reports
  5. Enstage

    Enstage SteamRep Admin Partner Community Donator - Tier V

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    They are only recorded when that specific profile is loaded, if the profile is not loaded on SteamRep during the time it has a specific name or avatar, that name or avatar will not be stored in the historical database.
  6. Mako11

    Mako11 New User

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    so SteamREp periodically collects the data? and only records instances when the data was collecteD?
  7. Enstage

    Enstage SteamRep Admin Partner Community Donator - Tier V

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    The Steam API does not provide any historical data at all. The data for a specific user that is returned by the Steam API is saved each time that users SteamRep profile is loaded. SteamRep does not have any cron jobs that check every so often, it ONLY loads profiles from the Steam API when they are searched for on the main site.

    Yes, obviously. You can't record data you don't have.