Re: [BackupPC-users] Help with monthly schedule configuration

2017-11-16 Thread Ray Frush
The incremental period of 0.97 results in a daily backup, so that's probably what you want to keep. My schedule ends up giving you something like this: ~32 daily backups + a couple of older ones just in case you need an older file. Backup# Type Filled Level Start Date Duration/mins Age/days 0

Re: [BackupPC-users] Help with monthly schedule configuration

2017-11-16 Thread Gerald Brandt
On 2017-11-16 03:16 AM, Jamie Burchell wrote: Thanks Ray I’ll be honest, I still don’t understand those settings after re-reading several times. What should the incremental period be here 0.97 I’m also only interested in one month’s worth, so can that schedule be simplified? Jamie H

Re: [BackupPC-users] Help with monthly schedule configuration

2017-11-16 Thread Jamie Burchell
Thanks Ray I’ll be honest, I still don’t understand those settings after re-reading several times. What should the incremental period be here 0.97 I’m also only interested in one month’s worth, so can that schedule be simplified? Jamie ---

Re: [BackupPC-users] Help with monthly schedule configuration

2017-11-15 Thread Ray Frush
Jamie- Another source of advice is the listserv archives. Assuming you're running BackupPC 4. If not, you'll want to upgrade! Our organization wants to keep at least one month of daily backups Here's a snippet of a post I did on this subject the last time someone asked about schedules. The v

Re: [BackupPC-users] Help with monthly schedule configuration

2017-11-15 Thread Bzzzz
On Wed, 15 Nov 2017 22:52:26 - Jamie Burchell wrote: > I've gone with the schedule that looks correct for now and will see > what happens! Terrible things, you'll lose confidence in closed source softwares (hence, in m$ "products"), your HD will fill with many little gremlins, and finally y

Re: [BackupPC-users] Help with monthly schedule configuration

2017-11-15 Thread Jamie Burchell
Thanks for the info. I can assure you I've read the docs, many times :) I'm clearly just a bit of a slow learner... I've gone with the schedule that looks correct for now and will see what happens! -- Check out the vibran

Re: [BackupPC-users] Help with monthly schedule configuration

2017-11-15 Thread Bzzzz
On Wed, 15 Nov 2017 21:59:28 - Jamie Burchell wrote: > Hi! Ho¡ > Hoping someone can give me that “ah ha!” moment that I’m so desperately > craving after pouring over the documentation, mailing lists and various > forum posts. Jiff chops a “ah ha!” moment from the (near) field, cooks it and

[BackupPC-users] Help with monthly schedule configuration

2017-11-15 Thread Jamie Burchell
Hi! Hoping someone can give me that “ah ha!” moment that I’m so desperately craving after pouring over the documentation, mailing lists and various forum posts. I want to move from BackupPC’s default schedule to keeping ~1 month’s worth of backups, but I cannot fathom if I should: -