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### Retention Period/Disk Space ### Retention Period/Disk Space
The Retention Period is the number of days or months you store the metrics. It affects the disk space. The formula for calculating required disk space is **Replication Factor * Datapoint Size * Ingestion rate * Retention Period in Seconds + Free Space for Merges (20%) + 1 Retention Cycle**. The Retention Period is the number of days or months you store the metrics. It affects the disk space. The formula for calculating required disk space is **Replication Factor * Datapoint Size * Ingestion rate * (Retention Period in Seconds +1 Retention Cycle(day or month)) * Free Space for Merges (20%) **.
The Retention Cycle is one day or one month. If the retention period is higher than 30 days cycle is a month; otherwise day. The Retention Cycle is one day or one month. If the retention period is higher than 30 days cycle is a month; otherwise day.