Configuring the default retention period

Last published : Apr 17, 2026
The default retention period determines how long archived messages are retained in Arctera Insight Archiving. To begin the process of removing messages from Arctera Insight Archiving, you configure the default retention period and enable the storage expiry setting.
Note: If Advanced Supervision service is enabled, Default Retention Period appears as read only and cannot be modified.
To configure the default retention period
  1. In the left navigation pane, click Retention Policies.
  2. In the Default Retention Periodsection, clickEdit.
  3. In the Days field, enter the retention period.
  4. Click Save.
    Note: After you configure the default retention period for the first time, you can only edit the existing period. If you no longer want to collect archived messages for removal from Arctera Insight Archiving, you can disable the storage expiry setting.
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