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description: View files and attachments in your Privacy Center retention store by adding a component to the associated record page.
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# View Files and Attachments

View files and attachments in your Privacy Center retention store by adding a component to the associated record page.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Developer</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, and <strong>Unlimited</strong> Editions. Requires the Privacy Center license.</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small permission">
        <colgroup>
          <col style="width:50%">
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        <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d203555e68">User Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d203555e68 ">To access the Retained Files component:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d203555e68 ">Manage Files or Attachments Download from Data Store, Manage Privacy Center
              Policies</td>

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        </tbody>
      </table>

To browse retained files and attachments for a given record, add the Retained Files component to the record page.

1. From the record page, click the gear icon, and then click **Edit Page**.
2. Drag and drop the **Retained Files** component onto the page canvas.
3. In the Variant field, make sure that **Privacy Center** is selected.
4. Optionally, select **Load files automatically** if you want files to load by default when you open the record page.
5. Save your work and exit the page editor.
    
    The Retained Files component is now available on the record home page.
6. To download a file from the Retained Files component, click the dropdown arrow, and then click **View File**.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_click-264-0-0-production-enus/5f7d9219-b7b1-4552-8891-f1aba9b289fc/images/icon_note.png)

Note Because certain special characters aren’t supported, the downloaded file name can sometimes be modified.