For snapshots, yes. For incremental backups you need to delete the files yourself.
On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 6:28 AM, Marcelo Elias Del Valle < marc...@s1mbi0se.com.br> wrote: > Wouldn't be better to use "nodetool clearsnapshot"? > []s > > > 2014-06-14 17:38 GMT-03:00 S C <as...@outlook.com>: > > I am thinking of "rm <file.db>" once the backup is complete. Any special >> cases to be careful about? >> >> -Kumar >> ------------------------------ >> Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2014 13:13:10 -0700 >> Subject: Re: incremental backups >> From: psanf...@retailnext.net >> To: user@cassandra.apache.org >> >> >> You should delete the backup files once you have copied them off. >> Otherwise they will start to use disk space as the live SSTables diverge >> from the snapshots/incrementals. >> >> -psanford >> >> >> On Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 10:17 AM, S C <as...@outlook.com> wrote: >> >> Is it ok to delete files from backups directory (hardlinks) once I have >> it copied over remotely? Any caution to take? >> >> Thanks, >> Kumar >> >> >> >
