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diff --git a/doc/ci/pipelines/pipeline_artifacts.md b/doc/ci/pipelines/pipeline_artifacts.md index 55555571f97..b174b6af9f9 100644 --- a/doc/ci/pipelines/pipeline_artifacts.md +++ b/doc/ci/pipelines/pipeline_artifacts.md @@ -7,20 +7,24 @@ type: reference, howto # Pipeline artifacts **(FREE)** -Pipeline artifacts are files created by GitLab after a pipeline finishes. These are different than [job artifacts](job_artifacts.md) because they are not explicitly managed by the `.gitlab-ci.yml` definitions. +Pipeline artifacts are files created by GitLab after a pipeline finishes. Pipeline artifacts are +different to [job artifacts](job_artifacts.md) because they are not explicitly managed by +`.gitlab-ci.yml` definitions. -Pipeline artifacts are used by the [test coverage visualization feature](../../user/project/merge_requests/test_coverage_visualization.md) to collect coverage information. It uses the [`artifacts: reports`](../yaml/index.md#artifactsreports) CI/CD keyword. +Pipeline artifacts are used by the [test coverage visualization feature](../../user/project/merge_requests/test_coverage_visualization.md) +to collect coverage information. It uses the [`artifacts: reports`](../yaml/index.md#artifactsreports) CI/CD keyword. ## Storage -Pipeline artifacts are saved to disk or object storage. They count towards a project's [storage usage quota](../../user/usage_quotas.md#storage-usage-quota). The **Artifacts** on the Usage Quotas page is the sum of all job artifacts and pipeline artifacts. +Pipeline artifacts are saved to disk or object storage. They count towards a project's [storage usage quota](../../user/usage_quotas.md#storage-usage-quota). +The **Artifacts** on the Usage Quotas page is the sum of all job artifacts and pipeline artifacts. ## When pipeline artifacts are deleted -Pipeline artifacts are deleted either: +Pipeline artifacts from: -- Seven days after creation. -- After another pipeline runs successfully, if they are from the most recent successful - pipeline. +- The latest pipeline are kept forever. +- Pipelines superseded by a newer pipeline are deleted seven days after their creation date. -This deletion may take up to two days. +It can take up to two days for GitLab to delete pipeline artifacts from when they are due to be +deleted. |