Retention should be long enough to cover the period in which incidents, complaints or claims are normally reported, while controlling storage cost and privacy exposure. Local SD-card cameras and cloud fleet cameras handle retention very differently.
Many systems protect collision/event clips while overwriting routine driving footage. A 256GB card might hold days of local video, whereas cloud platforms may retain only triggered events unless a larger plan is purchased.
Decide how long routine footage, incidents and exported evidence are kept. Retention should be consistent enough that staff know what will still exist when a claim arrives.
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