Datto EDR and Datto AV data retention policies
Endpoint records are retained by Datto EDR and Datto AV for a specific amount of time. This article describes those thresholds.
NOTE To learn about the information that our platform collects during a survey, refer to Datto EDR and Datto AV data collection and storage policies.
Record types and retention periods
Definitions
Hot alerts: You can see all alerts created in the last 30 days from within the platform.
Historical alerts: You can select the Include Historical Alerts option on the Alerts tab to review any alerts older than 30 days and less than one year.
Retention policies
| Type | Retention |
| Alerts |
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| Quarantined files |
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| Reports |
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| Analyze |
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| Tasks |
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| Revision | Date |
|---|---|
| Changed "Cold storage" to "Historical alerts." Added screenshot. Changed Tasks from 90 to 30 days. | 11/24/25 |
