A backup administrator has enabled the Retention Lock feature on their PowerProtect DD appliance.

Vendor: EMC
Product: DES-DD23
Update on: Jul 30, 2025
Questions: 54

EMC DES-DD23 Question Answer

A backup administrator has enabled the Retention Lock feature on their PowerProtect DD appliance. Over time, the administrator noticed an increase in file system utilization. Upon further investigation, the administrator discovered expired files are still present on the appliance.

What is the most likely reason for this issue?

The time of the file was set below the minimum retention period

Retention Lock feature was disabled before the expiration date

File system cleaning was disabled

Backup application failed to delete the file after expiration