---
id: settings.how-long-does-storage-studio-keep-things
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/how-long-does-storage-studio-keep-things
category: "Settings & keep-time"
subcategory: "Keep-time and retention"
question: "How long does Storage Studio keep removed files, backups and history?"
alt_questions:
  - "Storage Studio retention periods"
  - "storage studio keep time settings"
  - "How long is data kept in Storage Studio?"
  - "When does Storage Studio clear things automatically?"
  - "Storage Studio retention summary"
short_answer: "Recycle Vault items are kept about 6 months, Junk Yard scraps for the time you pick (1 day by default), self-backups for 7 days, storage history for about a year, and support log bundles up to 6 months."
tags: ["keep time", "retention", "recycle vault"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/freeing-space/how-long-does-the-recycle-vault-keep-files", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/how-many-self-backups-does-storage-studio-keep", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/settings/how-long-does-storage-studio-keep-storage-history"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How long does Storage Studio keep removed files, backups and history?

Each kind of item has its own keep-time:

- **Removed files in the Recycle Vault** — about 6 months, then cleared automatically.
- **Junk Yard scraps** — the auto-clear time you choose (1 day by default), up to a maximum number of scraps.
- **Self-backups of the app's own settings** — one a day, the last 7 days kept.
- **Daily storage history for charts** — about a year.
- **Diagnostic log bundles you send to support** — up to 6 months on Storage Studio's servers.

The links below explain where to change each one.