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title: "Backup Retention"
description: "Veeam Backup for Salesforce retains record restore points for the number of days defined in retention scheduling settings as described in section Creating Backup Policies."
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breadcrumb: "User Guide > Overview > Data Backup > Backup Retention"
dateModified: "2026-10-16"
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# Backup Retention

Veeam Backup for Salesforce retains record restore points for the number of days defined in retention scheduling settings as described in section [Creating Backup Policies](add_backup_policy_retention.md).

During every successful backup policy session, Veeam Backup for Salesforce creates a new restore point that allows you to roll back to a specific point in time. If Veeam Backup for Salesforce detects that a restore point is older than the specified retention period, the product removes it from the product database.

::: important

When Veeam Backup for Salesforce deletes a record, all its associated attachments are deleted as well — but only if the following requirements are met:

- The attachments no longer exist in Salesforce.
- The attachments have backups.
- The attachments are older than the specified retention period.

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