Public bug reported:
"Smart remove" have just removed all of my 2009 "monthly" backups but
the last one, thus reducing the span of the backups from more than 6
months to just two weeks. I know it's just following the rules ("keep
one snapshot per year for all previous years"), but this is just plain
stupid, guys. From the point of view of backup user this doesn't make
any sense at all. Please change the baheviour to something sensible,
like "keep one snapshot per month for the LAST TWELVE MONTHS
irrespective of what year are they, and THEN one snapshot per year".
Fortunately I'm not in need of restoring anything right now and I do
keep separate DVD backups of important stuff anyway, but others may not
be so lucky. It doesn't make any sense at all to simply wipe the backup
disk clean of monthlies just because we have a new year.
Happy new year to you all anyway, keep up the good work. I really like
this app.
** Affects: backintime
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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"Smart remove" is not that smart
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/502435
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Bug description:
"Smart remove" have just removed all of my 2009 "monthly" backups but the last
one, thus reducing the span of the backups from more than 6 months to just two
weeks. I know it's just following the rules ("keep one snapshot per year for
all previous years"), but this is just plain stupid, guys. From the point of
view of backup user this doesn't make any sense at all. Please change the
baheviour to something sensible, like "keep one snapshot per month for the LAST
TWELVE MONTHS irrespective of what year are they, and THEN one snapshot per
year". Fortunately I'm not in need of restoring anything right now and I do
keep separate DVD backups of important stuff anyway, but others may not be so
lucky. It doesn't make any sense at all to simply wipe the backup disk clean of
monthlies just because we have a new year.
Happy new year to you all anyway, keep up the good work. I really like this app.
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