An Azure Backup retention policy is a set of rules that determine how long Azure Backup retains your backup data. The policy determines how long Azure Backup retains your backups, and how much disk space is used to store your backup data.
When you create a retention policy, you must specify the number of days to keep your backups, the number of days to keep your recovery points, and the amount of disk space to use for backups.
The number …
Azure Backup Policy Retention
Azure Backup’s retention policy allows you to specify the number of days to keep your backup copies. The default retention policy is to keep your backups for seven days. You can change the retention policy to keep your backups for a longer or shorter period of time.
To change the retention policy, open the Azure Backup vault, select your protection group, and then select the retention tab.
You can choose to keep your backups for a …
