About the replica set retention period setting (MDB)
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The replica set retention period setting controls the number of days non-synchronized records are retained in system tables. The retention period is established when the database is initially made replicable. If you replicate the database by using Data Access Objects (DAO) or Jet and Replication Objects (JRO), the default retention period is 60 days. If you replicate the database by using Microsoft Access or Briefcase, the default retention period is 1,000 days.
The retention period can be changed in a Design Master by setting the JRO RetentionPeriod property. The retention period must be between 5 and 32,000 days. The replica set should have a large retention period if the replicas do not synchronize frequently. However, if the replicas synchronize frequently and you want to keep the replica size small, specify a shorter retention period.
A replica or Design Master must receive, as well as send, data and schema within the retention period. When you open a replica that expires within 5 days in Microsoft Access, a message reminds you that the replica expires soon. If the retention period expires for a replica, Access will not synchronize changes between the expired replica and the other replicas in the replica set. If a replica does not synchronize with another replica in the set within the retention period, the next time you attempt to synchronize the replica, it gets removed from the replica set. If the Design Master expires, you must recover the Design Master to change an existing or new replica into the Design Master.