PowerProtect Data Manager 19.16 File System User Guide

Edit the retention period for backup copies

You can edit the retention period of one or more backup copies to extend or shorten the amount of time that backups are retained.

1. Select Infrastructure > Assets.
2. From the Assets window, select the tab for the asset type for which you want to edit the retention period. If a policy has been assigned, the table lists the assets that have been discovered, along with the associated protection policy.
3. Select a protected asset from the table, and then click View Copies. The Copy Locations pane identifies where the backups are stored.
4. In the left pane, click to the right of the icon for the asset. The table in the right pane lists the backup copies.
5. Select one or more backup copies from the table, and click Edit Retention.
6. Select one of the following options:
   • To select a calendar date as the expiration date for backups, select Retention Date.
   • To define a fixed retention period in days, weeks, months, or years after the backup is performed, select Retention Value. For example, you can specify that backups expire after 6 months.
   NOTE:When you edit the retention period for copies that are retention locked, you can only extend the retention period.
7. When satisfied with the changes, click Save.
   The asset is displayed in the list with the changes. The Retention column displays both the original and new retention periods, and indicates whether the retention period has been extended or shortened.