Removing the only continuous backup rule from a backup plan - AWS Backup
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Removing the only continuous backup rule from a backup plan

When you create a backup plan with a continuous backup rule and then you remove that rule, AWS Backup remembers the retention period from your now-deleted rule. It will delete the continuous backup from your backup vault when the retention period elapses.