gitpod-io / gitpod-io/gitpod

Warn users about losing data from deletion of unpinned workspaces

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component: dashboard meta: never-stale team: webapp
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Description

Unopened workspaces are automatically deleted afer a couple of weeks unless they are pinned.
It would be helpful to warn users before this happens, either in the UI, or via notification emails.

(Suggestion from support user internal.)

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Research direction

The issue does not name any files, tests, or entry points. First determine whether the warning belongs in the UI, notification emails, or both; the work is done when users are warned before unpinned unopened workspaces are automatically deleted.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
cloud, developer-experience
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
32/100

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