> Source: [sk184988](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk184988)

# sk184988 - Scheduled snapshot retention policy keeps more than one snapshot even though the retention policy is configured to keep a maximum of one snapshot

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk184988 |
| Date Created | 2026-05-21 |
| Last Modified | 2026-05-24 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway |
| Versions | R81.20 |

## Symptoms

- The Security Gateway keeps more than one scheduled snapshot even though the retention policy is configured to keep a maximum of one snapshot.

## Cause

The scheduled snapshot retention policy is incomplete.

The following retention parameters are missing from the `/config/active` database file:

* `snapshot-scheduled:default_snap:min_snapshots 1`

* `snapshot-scheduled:default_snap:disk_space_in_GB <num>`

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