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 ## `queryClient.setQueryData`
 
-`setQueryData` is a synchronous function that can be used to immediately update a query's cached data. If the query does not exist, it will be created. **If the query is not utilized by a query hook in the default `gcTime` of 5 minutes, the query will be garbage collected**. To update multiple queries at once and match query keys partially, you need to use [`queryClient.setQueriesData`](#queryclientsetqueriesdata) instead.
+`setQueryData` is a synchronous function that can be used to immediately update a query's cached data. If the query does not exist, it will be created. **If the query is not utilized by a query hook within the default `gcTime`, the query will be garbage collected. If the default `gcTime` has not been configured, it defaults to 5 minutes.** To update multiple queries at once and match query keys partially, you need to use [`queryClient.setQueriesData`](#queryclientsetqueriesdata) instead.
 
 > The difference between using `setQueryData` and `fetchQuery` is that `setQueryData` is sync and assumes that you already synchronously have the data available. If you need to fetch the data asynchronously, it's suggested that you either refetch the query key or use `fetchQuery` to handle the asynchronous fetch.