how do I to get Azure File Share Vault-Standard Backup to retain weekly and monthly backups for specified retention period

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how do I to get Azure File Share Vault-Standard Backup to retain weekly and monthly backups for specified retention period

GavinBowringAdmin-1831 40

We have an Azure File Share Vault-Standard backup policy configured as shown. Snapshots and Daily backups are being retained for retention period set in the policy however there are no Weekly or Monthly backups being retained in the Vault. Backups have been running since January but the oldest backup job retained is 10 Mar.

Azure Business Continuity Center is also not showing any Protected Items??

The backup policy was created within the Azure File Share page, would recreating and configuring the backup policy from the Business Continuity Center make a difference?

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Any ideas to steer me in the direction of a solution or explanation of why this is happening would be appreciated.

GavinBowringAdmin-1831 40 Reputation points

2025-04-10T21:01:18.04+00:00

Thanks Pranay,

Our current backup policy explicitly includes retention settings and is creating recovery points.

I will recreate the Backup Policy from the Business Continuity Center as suggested.
Pranay Reddy Madireddy 4,000 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2025-04-11T00:41:03.1166667+00:00

Hi GavinBowringAdmin-1831
Sure, I look forward to for your conformation additionally If the comment is helpful, please click "Upvote it".
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2025-04-11T03:58:15.48+00:00

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GavinBowringAdmin-1831 40 Reputation points

2025-04-10T21:01:18.04+00:00

Thanks Pranay,

Our current backup policy explicitly includes retention settings and is creating recovery points.

I will recreate the Backup Policy from the Business Continuity Center as suggested.
Pranay Reddy Madireddy 4,000 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2025-04-11T00:41:03.1166667+00:00

Hi GavinBowringAdmin-1831
Sure, I look forward to for your conformation additionally If the comment is helpful, please click "Upvote it".
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2025-04-11T03:58:15.48+00:00

Hi GavinBowringAdmin-1831,

we noticed that the provided solution has been helpful for you. As per Microsoft's recommendation, please consider Accepting the answer and upvoting it if the information provided was useful. This can greatly benefit other community members. You can refer to this document for more details:
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Hi GavinBowringAdmin-1831

Please verify that your backup policy explicitly includes retention settings for weekly and monthly backups. These settings must be configured during policy creation or modification to define how long these backup points are retained.

If your current backup policy was created directly from the Azure File Share page, it may have limited configuration options. I recommend recreating or editing your policy from the Azure Business Continuity Center, where more advanced retention settings (including weekly, monthly, and yearly retention) are available.

If you're not seeing any Protected Items in the Business Continuity Center:

Verify your Azure File Share is correctly associated with the intended backup policy.

Check if the backup job has run successfully and created recovery points.

Review for any configuration issues that might prevent the system from recognizing existing backups.

Go through your existing backup policies and confirm they include the retention rules for weekly and monthly backups.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/manage-afs-backup#create-a-new-policy

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-architecture#backup-policy-essentials

let us know if any help, we will always help as you needed.!

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2025-04-15T23:01:06.4133333+00:00

Hi GavinBowringAdmin-1831
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GavinBowringAdmin-1831 40 Reputation points

2025-04-15T23:19:39.6333333+00:00

Recreated the backup policy from the Azure Business Continuity Center. It will be a couple of weeks before I will know for certain that the retentenion periods are working correctly but it all looks good at present.

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