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title: POST Data Preservation Directory Sweep Interval
description: The interval in seconds at which the POST Data Preservation File Directory is swept for expired files. Files expire after the time defined by POST Data Preservation Cache TTL.
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version: 2025.11
page_id: java-agents:properties-reference:org.forgerock.agents.pdp.directory.sweep.seconds
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# POST Data Preservation Directory Sweep Interval

The interval in seconds at which the [POST Data Preservation File Directory](org.forgerock.agents.pdp.directory.html) is swept for expired files. Files expire after the time defined by [POST Data Preservation Cache TTL](org.forgerock.agents.pdp.cache.ttl.minutes.html).

This property is valid only when [Enable POST Data Preservation](org.forgerock.agents.post.data.preservation.enabled.html) and [POST Data Preservation in Files or Cache](org.forgerock.agents.pdp.use.filesystem.enabled.html) are `true`, and [POST Data Preservation File Directory](org.forgerock.agents.pdp.directory.html) is a valid directory.

|                          |                                                                                      |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Property name            | `org.forgerock.agents.pdp.directory.sweep.seconds`                                   |
| Aliases                  | `org.forgerock.agents.pdp.directory.sweep.seconds`   Introduced in Java Agent 5.10.0 |
| Function                 | POST data preservation                                                               |
| Type                     | Integer                                                                              |
| Default                  | `10`                                                                                 |
| Bootstrap property       | Yes                                                                                  |
| Required property        | No                                                                                   |
| Restart required         | Yes - Restart the container after changing the property                              |
| Local configuration file | `AgentBootstrap.properties`                                                          |