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Destroy a document you have already sent

Not 'access revoked'. The file is erased, and the destruction is on the record.

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What it does

Destroy removes the document itself. The stored file is erased, the link stops working, and anyone who tries to open it sees a notice that the document has been destroyed.

Why it exists

Revoking a link still leaves the file sitting somewhere. For anything genuinely confidential — board papers, medical records, settlement terms — the only satisfying answer is that the file no longer exists.

How it works

1. Choose Destroy

Available on demand, on a timer, or after the first view.

2. The file is erased

The stored document is removed, not merely hidden behind a disabled link.

3. Recipients see a notice

Anyone opening the link afterwards is told the document has been destroyed.

4. You get proof

The destruction is timestamped in the document history.

When to use it

After a deal closes

Diligence material should not live on indefinitely.

One-time disclosure

The recipient needed to read it once, not keep it.

Retention rules

You are required to dispose of a document after a set period.

Leak risk

Something has gone wrong and the file needs to be gone now.

An example

An HR team shares an investigation report with an external lawyer, set to destroy 48 hours after the first view. Nobody has to remember to clean up afterwards.

Questions

Can destruction be undone?

No. That is the point — it is designed to be final.

Is the sender notified?

Yes, and the destruction appears in the document's history.

What is the difference from Revoke?

Revoke ends access. Destroy erases the file.

Related

Capabilities and guides that work alongside this one.

Revoke

One click removes the document from everyone who has the link — instantly, permanently, and on the record.

Expire

Decide at send time how long the document should live. FINIS closes it on schedule, with nothing left for you to remember.

Seal

Every FINIS document carries a cryptographic seal — a fingerprint that changes if a single byte does.

Track

Every open, every recipient, every timestamp — in one history you can show to someone else.

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