# User input data not retained
**URL:** https://community.tago.io/t/user-input-data-not-retained/1266
**Category:** Devices and Connectors
**Created:** [November 6, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.tago.io/t/user-input-data-not-retained/1266 "2022-11-06T13:12:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@agriot.info](https://community.tago.io/u/agriot.info)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://community.tago.io/t/user-input-data-not-retained/1266/1 "2022-11-06T13:12:09Z")
Hi
We have GPS devices sending location to immutable buckets. We used immutable buckets to keep the cost of data storage down using the retention policy.
The problem : The user can on his dashboard set a variable stored on the devices immutable bucket. This variable enables notifications.
When the retention policy is activated it deletes all the variables and as the dashboard input control has default set to “last” the notifications control defaults to off. As a result the user will not receive any notifications unless he resets the input control after every retention policy run, this is not good.
If anyone has an idea on how to get around this problem, please advise.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@eger](https://community.tago.io/u/eger)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.tago.io/t/user-input-data-not-retained/1266/2 "2022-11-07T17:09:39Z")
Hi Shepherd,
I recommend you use a [mutable device](https://help.tago.io/portal/en/kb/articles/2-buckets#2_Managed_Data_Optimized_Mutable_database) to manage these types of data. Mutable doesn’t have data retention, you can delete the data when you want.
NOTE: Each device mutable has a 50k limit of data registers.
Just create a mutable device to store “configuration data” and update your access management to allow the user access to this new device.