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 How to get the retention period details?

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sunsanvin
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1274 Posts

Posted - 2010-03-31 : 04:08:20
Hi All,
how can i get the information like what is the retention period of my backups? some servers are using Jobs and some are using maintenance plans.

thanks in advance

Arnav
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2010-03-31 : 12:46:43
If it's through custom code like I use, then you'd need to check each job. For maintenance plans, you need to check the plans.

Alternatively, you could just check the folder in Windows Explorer.

Tara Kizer
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