Hey, I just relearned something. I completely forgot about -r doing the
refcountupdate!
Cheers,
mph
> On May 21, 2017, at 9:42 PM, Craig Barratt <cbarr...@users.sourceforge.net>
> wrote:
>
> Alex,
>
> You didn't answer my question.
>
> It should be ok to use BackupPC_backupDelete as Michael suggested, even
> without taking a new full backup. I recommend using the -r option, which will
> re-run BackupPC_refCountUpdate:
>
> su backuppcUser
> BackupPC_backupDelete -h HOST -n 134 -r
>
> It will merge changes into the prior backup #133 so that viewing #133 will
> look the same. But it should remove references to the additional files since
> they are not present in #133 (if people want to know the details, #133 has
> delete attributes for the new top-level directories in 134, so the merging
> will not copy them). After two nights of BackupPC_nightly runs the extra
> pool files should be removed.
>
> BackupPC_backupDelete also supports the option of deleting just a portion
> (ie: a list of directories) of a backup rather than the whole backup. That
> should also have the desired effect - the files shouldn't be merged into the
> prior #133 since they weren't present in #133.
>
> Craig
>
>
>> On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 9:31 PM, Alexey Safonov <asafo...@kokomocapital.com>
>> wrote:
>> sorry? what do you mean?
>>
>> let me try full backup first and then wait for night maintenance. but i'm
>> sure that pool size will be same as that not needed files was backed up and
>> now will be in pool for history.
>>
>> for me it's not big problem as i have free size in pool and can wait 8 weeks
>> (our backup policy) until files will be deleted. but may be we need to find
>> solution to help other users in future
>>
>> many thanks for your answers
>> Alex
>>
>>> On 22 May 2017 at 12:24, Michael Huntley <mich...@huntley.net> wrote:
>>> Can we stick to the backups with #133, #134, #135?
>>>
>>> Cheers!
>>>
>>> mph
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 2017-05-21 21:19, Alexey Safonov wrote:
>>>>
>>>> here is one real example
>>>>
>>>> 321 incr num of files = 131074
>>>> 322 incr num of files = 774220 (because of error ib backupfilesonly)
>>>> 324 incr num of files 130946 (after applying hotfix)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> and i can see graph on main page that show usage of pool ~3 times higher
>>>> than regular. so now i'm looking how to reduce size of pool.
>>>>
>>>> Alex
>>>>
>>>>> On 22 May 2017 at 12:14, Craig Barratt <cbarr...@users.sourceforge.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Is 134 large because it included additional directories or files that are
>>>>> not in 133 or 135?
>>>>>
>>>>> Is backup 133 filled?
>>>>>
>>>>> Craig
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 8:49 PM, Alexey Safonov
>>>>>> <asafo...@kokomocapital.com> wrote:
>>>>>> but if i do full backup for example 135 it will copy existing 134 and
>>>>>> then do diff into 134
>>>>>> that's new in V4
>>>>>> so there are no way to delete data that was backup by mistake and
>>>>>> preserver history.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> V4 is good one but more complex according to V3.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> and now i have 500GB used on /mnt/backup (and regular was about
>>>>>> 100-1500GB :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 22 May 2017 at 11:45, Michael Huntley <mich...@huntley.net> wrote:
>>>>>>> Ah, ok. I would run a Full backup (now considered "Filled"). That's
>>>>>>> the safest move prior to removing 134. The most recent backup is
>>>>>>> always Filled, but were talking about important data so I don't see a
>>>>>>> problem with doing on more Full (Filled) backup to ensure safety.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Craig - anything wrong with my logic here?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> mph
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2017-05-21 20:29, Alexey Safonov wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for quick reply.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> but as i understan in V4 full backup in last folder. My question is
>>>>>>> related to bug in 4.1.2 (that is now fixed). But because of that bug i
>>>>>>> have regular backup 133 , abnormal backup 134 (it's huge in size) and
>>>>>>> again normal backup 135
>>>>>>> i need to really cleanup my NFS storage. So if i delete 134 it will not
>>>>>>> help? is it correct?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 22 May 2017 at 11:26, Michael Huntley <mich...@huntley.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>> I would strongly suggest the use of BackupPC_backupDelete -n 134 to
>>>>>>>> properly remove the backup. It should be fine to remove. You'll lose
>>>>>>>> whatever changes occurred between 133 and 134.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> mph
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 2017-05-21 19:36, Alexey Safonov wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi, All
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm usinv V4 backuppc. is it safe to delete one intermediate backup?
>>>>>>>> for example we have in /pc/litspc123 dirs 133 135 and 135
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> is it safe to delete backup 134 directly from nfs?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Alex
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most
>>>>>>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>> BackupPC-users mailing list
>>>>>>>> BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net
>>>>>>>> List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users
>>>>>>>> Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net
>>>>>>>> Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most
>>>>>>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot
>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>>> BackupPC-users mailing list
>>>>>>>> BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net
>>>>>>>> List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users
>>>>>>>> Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net
>>>>>>>> Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most
>>>>>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>> BackupPC-users mailing list
>>>>>>> BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net
>>>>>>> List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users
>>>>>>> Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net
>>>>>>> Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most
>>>>>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot
>>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>>> BackupPC-users mailing list
>>>>>>> BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net
>>>>>>> List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users
>>>>>>> Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net
>>>>>>> Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most
>>>>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot
>>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>> BackupPC-users mailing list
>>>>>> BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net
>>>>>> List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users
>>>>>> Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net
>>>>>> Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
>>>>>
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most
>>>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> BackupPC-users mailing list
>>>>> BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net
>>>>> List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users
>>>>> Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net
>>>>> Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most
>>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> BackupPC-users mailing list
>>>> BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net
>>>> List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users
>>>> Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net
>>>> Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most
>>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> BackupPC-users mailing list
>>> BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net
>>> List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users
>>> Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net
>>> Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most
>> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot
>> _______________________________________________
>> BackupPC-users mailing list
>> BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net
>> List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users
>> Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net
>> Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most
> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot
> _______________________________________________
> BackupPC-users mailing list
> BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net
> List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users
> Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net
> Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most
engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot
_______________________________________________
BackupPC-users mailing list
BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net
List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users
Wiki: http://backuppc.wiki.sourceforge.net
Project: http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
