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title: "Performance Data Retention and Backup"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/netmri761/1056867383/Performance%20Data%20Retention%20and%20Backup"
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The following rules apply to the performance dashboard data retention:

- Data is stored in weekly historical partitions.
- Data is archived after one month.
- Data is deleted after 18 months.

To change data retention times, click the **Settings** icon > **Database Settings** > **Data Retention** > **Performance Dashboard Data**.

To archive the performance data during a database backup, click the **Settings** icon > **General Settings** >  **Advanced Settings** > **Performance Dashboard** and set the **Add Performance tables to the backup** option to **yes**.