Data Deletion and Data Storage Fee explained

Data storage options and their fees

There are several options in order to control the expenses related to data storage. Please note this is only available for Single Samples.

• Keep all the data

• • The Storage Fee applies to all the data available in the client’s account.
• Remove FASTQ; keep the BAM and results.

• • Storage Fee applies.
  • Space occupied is lower by approximately 25%.
  • No re-analysis from scratch will be able to run ("Reuse sample files")
• Remove BAM; keep the FASTQ and results.
  • Storage Fee applies.
  • Space occupied is lower by approximately 50%.
  • No sub analysis will be able to run if the BAM files are deleted

• Remove all the raw data (FASTQ and/or BAM); keep the results only.
  • Storage Fee applies.
  • Space occupied is approximately 75% lower, as the annotation data doesn’t take up much space.
  • No re-analysis from scratch will be able to run ("Reuse sample files") if FASTQ files are deleted 
  • No sub analysis will be able to run if the BAM files are deleted
• Archive the sample.

• • No Storage Fee applies.
  • Sample results/annotations not available for browsing.
  • The sample is still cross-referenced with other samples and sample links are still shown in the tab with cross-referenced samples.
  • Custom Variant Classifications set up initially for the archived sample will stay available when browsing other active analysis. The same for phenotypes and diseases.
  • All sample data removed, except VCFs which is stored for possible sample re-annotation when un-archiving the sample.
  • The client may un-archive the sample. When doing so:
  • The re-annotation fee applies, according to the Appendix A.
    • Note that when un-archiving the sample VarSome Clinical will annotate the sample (VCF) against the latest annotation data, which may cause annotation and classification differences between the original and un-archived samples.

How can I delete/archive my data?

To perform any of the alternatives above, please click on the Analysis Actions on the right side of a Single Sample analysis like this:

How can you modify the storage preferences?

Click on your name on the right top of the window and select "Preferences":

Only the group supervisor will have permission to modify these preferences. If do not have a group supervisor yet, please contact us and let us know who should be the group supervisor of your group. Once you have accessed the Preferences menu as group supervisor, you will be able to set up the storage preferences: