Adjust Retention Time in Acronis Backup Cloud Management Console

Introduction

Acronis Backup Retention is a crucial aspect of data management, ensuring that your backups are effectively managed and stored according to our policies and requirements. Retention policies help control the life cycle of backup data, determining how long backups are kept before being automatically deleted. This process optimizes storage usage and ensures compliance with data retention regulations.

This article will help you adjust the retention time of your backups using the Acronis Backup Cloud Management Console.

Prerequisites

You need to have Acronis Backup Cloud installed and in use for creating backups and for scheduling retention. Related articles:

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Step 1: Log in to Acronis Backup Cloud Management Console

Access the Acronis Backup Cloud Management Console at the following URL: https://baas.acronis.com/

You can find your login details in your client area.

Step 2: Select the Device to Modify

From your backup console, select Devices and then choose the exact device you want to modify the retention for.

Step 3: Access Protection Options

Click on the Protect option located on the right side of the console.

Step 4: Edit Backup Settings

Select the three dots (more options) and then choose the Edit option to make modifications to your Acronis Backup settings.

Step 5: Adjust Retention Settings

Select the option How long to keep. In this section, you will see an option called Cleanup.

In the Cleanup section, you can select different types of retention rules. There are three types of retention rules available:

By Backup Age:

• Specify how many months, weeks, or days the backups should be retained.
• Users can choose to apply the retention policy either before or after the backup is created

By Number of Backups:

• Define the exact number of backups to retain.
• Users can choose to apply the retention policy either before or after the backup is created.

Keep Backups Indefinitely:

• Retention rules are disabled.
• Backups are kept indefinitely without any time-based or quantity-based restrictions.

Step 6: Save Changes

After selecting the appropriate retention rule, ensure to save the changes to apply the new settings.

Please note: Changing the retention of a backup that is already running will only apply to the next backup job run.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully adjusted the retention time in the Acronis backup console