2017-08-31 16:33 GMT+02:00 Ray Frush <fr...@rams.colostate.edu>: > The values you'll want to check: > $Conf{IncrKeepCnt} = 26; # This is the number of total 'unfilled' > backups kept. > > $Conf{FillCycle} = 7; # This is how often a filled backup is kept (1 per > week) which strongly influences the next setting > > $Conf{FullKeepCnt} = [ 4, 3, 0, ]; # This defines how many 'filled' > backups are retained. > > The combination of filled and unfilled backups result in ~32 days of daily > backups plus a couple of older ones just in case a user needs a file from > more than a month ago.
So, to archieve a 7 days of daily backups with 1 filled backup every 4 months, the following would be ok ? $Conf{IncrKeepCnt} = 7; # 7 days of incrementals $Conf{FillCycle} = 120; # 1 filled every 120 days (4 months) $Conf{FullKeepCnt} = [ 0 ]; # keep only the latest full ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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/