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How long does it take for a developer sandbox to refresh?

The refresh time for a Developer Sandbox can vary, but it typically completes within a few hours, although it can also take several days or more depending on factors such as the level of customization, organization size, server load, and other refreshes in queue. The refresh process is an essential part of maintaining a Developer Sandbox, as it ensures that the sandbox environment remains up-to-date with the latest changes from the production org.

Understanding the Refresh Process

The refresh process involves updating the metadata and data in the sandbox environment to match the production org. This process can be initiated manually or automated using Apex scripts or commands. Understanding the refresh process is crucial for effectively managing Developer Sandboxes and ensuring that they remain relevant and useful for testing and development purposes.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How often can you refresh a Developer Sandbox?

A Developer Sandbox can be refreshed once per! day, allowing for frequent updates and ensuring that the sandbox environment remains current.

2. How do you refresh a Developer Sandbox?

To refresh a Developer Sandbox, navigate to Setup > Data Management > Sandboxes in Salesforce, and click the Refresh link next to the sandbox you want to refresh.

3. What happens to users after a sandbox refresh?

A sandbox refresh deletes and recreates the sandbox as a copy of the production org, reversing any manual access changes made and deleting sandbox-only users.

4. Can you recover a deleted or refreshed sandbox?

If the sandbox refresh is on the Activation Pending Confirm stage, you can click the Discard option to retain the older sandbox.

5. Why is my sandbox refresh stuck in pending?

A Pending status indicates that the sandbox refresh has not started due to other refresh requests ahead in the queue.

6. How does sandbox refresh work?

Sandbox refresh updates the metadata and data in the sandbox environment to match the production org.

7. Why can’t I refresh my sandbox?

Sandbox licenses are hierarchical, and if there are no free licenses for higher-version sandboxes, the excess sandbox will display under the highest level license type.

8. How do I enable a sandbox after refresh?

To activate a refreshed sandbox, click the Activate link next to the sandbox name.

9. What is the benefit of sandbox refresh?

Sandbox refresh updates the metadata and data in the sandbox environment, ensuring that it remains current and relevant.

10. How long does a partial sandbox take to refresh?

A Partial Copy sandbox can be refreshed every 5 days.

11. What is the limit of a Developer Sandbox?

Developer Sandboxes have a 200 MB limit for files and data storage.

12. Does the org ID change after a sandbox refresh?

The org ID of the sandbox changes each time it is refreshed, and Salesforce updates the new value in any place the org ID is used.

13. Can we refresh one sandbox to another?