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Amazon CloudWatch logs and metrics: retention defaults that never expire, what ingestion and storage actually cost, and how to bring both back down.

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August 21, 2026
CloudWatch log groups that never expire: How to Find Them and What They Cost
Log groups default to Never Expire, so ingestion and storage charges accumulate indefinitely. What that costs, how to list them, and the retention fix.