Change quarantine retention

cPFence v4+ retains quarantined payloads for 60 days by default.

Change the retention period

1. Open System Settings and select the target server.
2. Search for Quarantine retention.
3. Enter the number of days and choose Save changes.
4. Confirm the saved value before relying on the new retention period.

Quarantine retention for the selected server. The displayed value is a saved setting; your value can differ. Select the image for full size; use browser Back to return.

Administrators can change this setting; support users need the relevant settings permission. Root administrators can edit QUARANTINE_DAYS in /etc/cpfcli/config.conf; use a positive whole number of days. The setting applies at the next retention pass.

Balance storage and review time

A shorter period frees quarantine space sooner. A longer period gives you more time to review and recover files.

Expired files may no longer be recoverable

Retention cleanup removes stored payloads. Quarantine is not a permanent backup, and this setting does not define retention for every log or database history record. Restore verified files before they expire.

See restore quarantined files.