# Disabling snapshot retention optimizer
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 You can disable the snapshot retention optimizer for a particular Apache Iceberg table using AWS Glue console or AWS CLI. 

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#### [ Console ]

**To disable snapshot retention**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the AWS Glue console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/glue/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/glue/).

1. Choose **Data Catalog** and choose **Tables**. From the tables list, choose the Iceberg table that you want to disable the optimizer for snapshot retention.

1. On lower section of the **Table details** page, choose **Table optimization** and **Disable**, **Snapshot retention** under **Actions**.

   You can also choose **Disable** under ** Optimization** from the **Actions** menu located on top right corner of the page.

1.  Choose **Disable ** on the confirmation message. You can re-enable the snapshot retention optimizer at a later time. 

    After the you confirm, snapshot retention optimizer is disabled and the status for snapshot retention turns back to `Not enabled`.

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

In the following example, replace the account ID with a valid AWS account ID. Replace the database name and table name with actual Iceberg table name and the database name. Replace the `roleArn` with the AWS Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM role and actual name of the IAM role that has the required permissions to run the retention optimizer.

```
aws glue update-table-optimizer \
  --catalog-id 123456789012 \
  --database-name iceberg_db \
  --table-name iceberg_table \
  --table-optimizer-configuration '{"roleArn":"arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/optimizer_role", "vpcConfiguration":{"glueConnectionName":"glue_connection_name"}, "enabled":'false'}'\ 
  --type retention
```

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#### [ AWS API ]

Call [UpdateTableOptimizer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/latest/dg/aws-glue-api-table-optimizers.html#aws-glue-api-table-optimizers-UpdateTableOptimizer) operation to disable the snapshot retention optimizer for a specific table.

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