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Modifying the Recycling Policy

This section describes how to move deleted DDS instances to the recycle bin.

Precautions

  • The recycling policy is enabled by default and cannot be disabled. Instances in the recycle bin are retained for 7 day by default, and this will not generate any charges.
  • Up to 100 instances can be moved to the recycle bin. Once the recycle bin is full, you can still delete instances, but they cannot be placed in the recycle bin, so the deletions will be permanent.
  • You can modify the retention period, and the changes only apply to the instances deleted after the changes, so exercise caution when performing this operation.
  • Recycling and backup cannot be performed when a node is in the UNKNOWN state.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and select a region and a project.
  3. Click Service List. Under Database, click Document Database Service to go to the DDS console.
  4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Recycle Bin.
  5. On the Recycle Bin page, click Modify Recycling Policy. In the displayed dialog box, set the retention period for the deleted DB instances (range: 1 to 7 days). Then, click OK.
Parent topic: Recycling an Instance