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# Manage data growth

# Managing the growth of data on your instance {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Zurich
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* Updated July 31, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Manage the growth and storage of data on your instance using data management policies.

## Overview of managing data growth {#data-management-policies__section_n1y_w1v_bdc}

Data management policies streamline administration by allowing you to define multiple archive and table cleaner rules for a table within a single policy record. Additionally, you can easily activate or deactivate all rules
simultaneously from the data management policy record.

* [Create a data management policy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/59ztfT09mTrnwi2cx6QBeQ "Define a set of rules for managing table data on your instance.")

  Create a data management policy for any table that accumulates data that you want to archive or delete periodically.
* [Create an archive rule](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/PIyVfHTUOU4Y7QRs8wKv4Q#t_CreateAnArchiveRule "Define the criteria for archiving records by creating an archive rule.")

  Move records in a primary table to an archive table, including any records in other tables that reference those records.
* [Create a table cleanup rule](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/QyBJ~4cUKDrp828f1GljyQ "Define the criteria for deleting unwanted records in a table cleanup rule.")

  Prevent data from growing exponentially by implementing table cleanup rules.
* [Activate database rotation](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/LmuceeU8pttjtdGF~g8VXA "Learn how to activate database rotation.")

  Preserve instance performance and mitigate risks associated with querying growing data sets.
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* **[Create a data management policy](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/59ztfT09mTrnwi2cx6QBeQ)**   
  Define a set of rules for managing table data on your instance.
* **[Archiving records](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/MqLhlr0xXndCgMewoEpH~w)**   
  Manage table size growth and improve query performance by archiving records.
* **[Deleting older or unwanted records](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/_7t6VsBRct41gUt2ixIdJw)**   
  Delete older, expired, or unwanted records from tables automatically.
* **[Applying database rotation techniques](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/git2R9viYWz3j9KEoGDsfg)**   
  Manage table size growth, archive data, and boost query performance by configuring database rotation.