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What is the minimum storage duration billed for an object in the Coldline storage class?
Why this is the answer
Coldline carries a 90-day minimum storage duration: an object deleted or replaced before then is still billed for the remainder of those 90 days. The 30-day figure is Nearline's minimum and 365 days is Archive's, so both belong to neighbouring classes. Standard is the only class with no minimum duration. This is why a lifecycle rule that demotes data too eagerly can cost more rather than less.
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