How can excessive data deletion occur in an environment using Adaptive Data Retention?

Excessive data deletion in an environment using Adaptive Data Retention primarily occurs when the adaptation mechanism is triggered by insufficient storage. Adaptive Data Retention optimizes data storage by adjusting the retention period of data based on the available storage resources. If there is not enough storage space available, the system may aggressively prune older data to free up space. This can lead to the unintentional deletion of data that may still be needed for analysis or reporting, thereby resulting in excessive data loss.

Options that involve backup system failures, incorrect retention configurations, or delayed data retrieval processes may negatively impact data availability or accessibility, but they do not inherently cause the adaptive system to delete data in an excessive manner based on storage constraints.