{"id":8078,"date":"2026-10-18T15:59:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T12:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/?post_type=support_article&p=8078"},"modified":"2026-10-18T15:59:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T12:59:26","slug":"for-how-long-are-the-items-stored-in-quarantine-by-business-suite-client-security-or-server-security","status":"publish","type":"support_article","link":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/support-articles\/for-how-long-are-the-items-stored-in-quarantine-by-business-suite-client-security-or-server-security\/","title":{"rendered":"For how long are the items stored in quarantine by Business Suite – Client Security or Server Security?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue:<\/h3>\n

For how long are the items (files) stored in quarantine by Business Suite – Client Security or Server Security? Can the time duration be changed \/ modified \/ adjusted?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Resolution:<\/h3>\n

By default Business Suite Client Security and Server Security products store the files in the quarantine for 30 days. This setting can be changed from the Policy Manager Console:<\/p>\n

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  1. Log in to the Policy Manager Console<\/li>\n
  2. Select a host or policy domain from the domain tree<\/li>\n
  3. Go to the Settings<\/b> tab\u00a0<\/li>\n
  4. Navigate to the Windows ><\/strong>\u00a0Quarantine<\/b> management<\/strong> <\/strong>settings page<\/li>\n
  5. Change the Remove items Older Than<\/b> value<\/li>\n
  6. Distribute the policy (Ctrl + D)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you want to disable the quarantine from removing old items automatically. you can from the same settings view disable the\u00a0Remove Old items Automatically\u00a0<\/b>setting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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