# Storage

> Choose how long Leexi keeps video, audio, transcripts and AI-generated content.

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**Definition:** The Storage page sets the retention period for each type of data produced during a meeting: video, audio, transcript and AI insights. Once the chosen period is over, the data is deleted automatically.

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**Feature video**

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No video is available at this time.

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- Administrators responsible for compliance and data governance.
- Companies that need to align Leexi with an internal retention policy.

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- Requires: <plan-badge plan="governance">



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- Page restricted to people allowed to change company settings.
- Requires the **Governance** add-on, which can be enabled on any plan; without it, the period lists are visible but greyed out.
- The maximum period available depends on your plan.

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#### How to use it

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![Storage-page](https://media.docs.leexi.ai/studio/images/fr/2.general-settings/1.company-settings/Storage-page.png)

### Open the page

Go to `Settings > Governance > Storage`.

### Choose a period per data type

The `Storage limits` block offers one list per data type: `Video`, `Audio`, `Transcript` and `AI insights`. Choose a period in each list; the selection is saved immediately.

The lists only offer the periods compatible with your other choices: derived data cannot be kept for less time than its source. If a choice contradicts this rule, Leexi automatically realigns the period concerned.

Options and impact of each setting: see [References › Settings › Storage](/en/references/settings/storage).

### Enable the no-recording-retention mode

Enable `Never keep recordings` so that audio and video are permanently deleted as soon as the AI analysis is complete, for every existing and future meeting. An explicit confirmation is requested: the action is irreversible.

Choosing `Do not keep` for both video and audio amounts to the same result: Leexi then offers to enable this mode directly.

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## Going further

- A short period on video and audio reduces data exposure without depriving you of the transcript or the summaries.
- Deletion is carried out by a daily job, so data may survive a few hours beyond the chosen period.
- The periods apply to the whole company: there is no per-team or per-user retention.

## Frequently asked questions

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Either your company does not have the Governance add-on, or the "Never keep recordings" mode is active and already fixes video and audio.

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No. Deletion is permanent and no regeneration is possible.

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<accordion-item icon="i-lucide-circle-help" label="Why can't I choose a longer period?">

The maximum period depends on your plan: 6 months on Starter, 2 years beyond that.

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On the My company page. It now has its own page in the Governance group.

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## Things to watch out for

- Shortening a period also applies to calls already recorded: data beyond the new limit is deleted at the job's next run.
- The no-recording-retention mode immediately deletes the existing recordings of the whole company.
- With no audio or video kept, it becomes impossible to listen to a passage again or to regenerate a summary from the recording.

## Related articles

- [Reference: Storage](/en/references/settings/storage)
- [Governance add-on](/en/references/plans-and-modules/governance-add-on)
- [Data security](/en/references/roles-and-security/security-overview)
- [Permissions](/en/references/settings/permissions)
- [Pseudonymization](/en/guides/business/anonymization)

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