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July 9, 2025
Gitpod
Archive & Auto-delete for Environments
We’re excited to announce Archive & Auto-delete, a new feature that automatically manages your environment lifecycle to help reduce storage costs.
With this new feature, you can:
- Automatically archive inactive environments after 7 days of inactivity
- Configure auto-deletion policies to remove archived environments after 1, 2, or 4 weeks
- Set organization-wide retention limits to ensure consistent storage management
Highlights:
- Two-stage lifecycle: Environments are archived first (reversible), then auto-deleted based on your preferences
- Flexible policies: Users can set preferences within organization-defined limits
- Bulk management: Delete all archived environments at once with safety controls
- Visual indicators: Archive badge shows when you have archived environments
This feature helps reduce storage costs while maintaining control over environment retention. Organization-wide auto-delete policies are available for Enterprise customers.
Learn how to configure Archive & Auto-delete in our documentation