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  1. Managing Backups

Backup Retention Policy

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Cloudback allows you to set up a backup retention policy for your repositories. The retention policy defines how long the backups should be kept before they are automatically deleted. This page will guide you through the process of setting up a backup retention policy for your repositories.

Setting Up a Backup Retention Policy

Follow these steps to set up a backup retention policy for your repositories:

  1. Go to the .

  2. Open the repository details page for the repository you want to set up a backup retention policy for.

  3. In the Settings section, locate the Retention combo box and choose the retention policy you want to apply to the repository:

  4. Click the Save button to save the changes.

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You can update retention policy for multiple repositories at once using the page.

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