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title: "How-to Create a 'One-Off' Backup with Custom Retention"
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# How-to Create a 'One-Off' Backup with Custom Retention

### Introduction

It may be desired to run a one-time backup with custom retention. While Cohesity typically schedules backup jobs and retention against predefined criteria, it is possible to run a custom backup and change retention on a backup. This procedure would be beneficial to run a 'final indefinite' type of backup.

###### How-to Manually Start a Protection Job

1. [Log in](/v1/docs/how-to-access-cloud-data-protection) to the Cloud Data Protection system.
2. Upon logging into the cluster, the page should automatically direct you to the **Protection Jobs** page.
3. If you are not on this page or are on a different page, from the navigation menu to the left of the page, select **Data Protection** → **Protection**  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1613057099382.png)
4. Locate the protection job you wish to manually initiate and select **Context Menu Icon** (![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1613057099426.png)), then select **Run Now** **![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1613057099478.png)**
5. Configure the **Protection Run Properties**
  1. Backup:          Utilize the drop-down menu to select **Backup all Objects in the Job** or **Backup only selected Objects in the Job**
  2. Type:              Utilize the drop-down menu to select a **Full, Incremental,** or **Log** backup  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1613057099538.png)
6. Select **Backup Now**  to initiate the Protection Job
7. The Protection Job will now display as **Running** and not list a last job duration. **![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1613057099580.png)**
8. To view more details on the running job, follow [How-to Check Protection Job Status](/v1/docs/how-to-check-protection-job-status).

###### How-to Modify Retention on a Protection Job

1. Locate the protection job you wish to modify retention on one of its protection runs and **Click** it.  
**![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1613057099658.png)**
2. You will now be on the Protection Job Runs screen. Locate the recently ran backup, select the **Context Menu Icon** (), select **Edit Run.**
3. Select the toggle next to **Edit.**
  1. Utilize the drop-down menu to either **Extend** or **Reduce** the retention.
  2. Utilize the drop-down menu and free form field to select the **amount of time** to either extend or reduce the retention.
    1. Though **indefinite** is not an option, **99 Years** will fulfill the same purpose.
  3. Confirm the **New Expiration Date** and select **Save**  
![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1613057099698.png)