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How to Enable Immediate Retention Cleanup
By default, backup retention policies may run separately from the backup job itself. Enabling Immediate Retention Cleanup ensures that old backup data is removed immediately after a backup completes, helping keep your storage usage under control.
This setting is useful if you want retention rules to be applied right away rather than waiting for a later cleanup process.
Step 1 — Open the Protected Item Configuration
Open the eazyBackup client software
Select the Protected Item you want to modify
Click Configure
Step 2 — Open the Schedule Settings
Select the Schedule tab
Select the schedule you want to edit
Click the Edit (pencil) icon
Step 3 — Enable Immediate Retention Cleanup
In the schedule window, select the Advanced tab
Locate the option Apply retention policy after backup
Set this option to Run immediately
Step 4 — Save the Changes
Click Save to apply the new schedule settings.
Once enabled, it may take 1-2 backup jobs to:
Complete the backup and locate expired data
Run the retention policy
Remove any old backup data according to your configured retention rules
