What is the purpose of ‘Data Retention’ settings in GA4?

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What is the purpose of ‘Data Retention’ settings in GA4?

Key points

  • Data Retention settings impact the duration of data availability in GA4.
  • The options are limited to 2 months or 14 months for user-level and event-level data retention.
  • This setting does not control how long GA4 processes incoming events before storing them.

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