Data archival and retention strategies

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Data archival moves old data to cheaper storage. I use partitioning for time-based archival. Detach old partitions, export to S3, drop table. Archive tables store historical data with reduced indexes. Understanding retention policies prevents runaway growth. Cold storage uses compression for space savings. Soft deletes mark records for later archival. Audit requirements dictate retention periods. Restoring archived data requires documented procedures. Proper archival balances compliance, cost, performance. Essential for log data, transactions, historical records. PostgreSQL table inheritance simplifies archival workflows.