On 6/2/2011 9:58 AM, Matthew Ayres wrote: > > > > I current have backuppc set up as this > > > > $Conf{FullPeriod} = '6.97' > > > > $Conf{FullKeepCnt} = ‘1’ > > > > $Conf{FullKeepCntMin}=’1’ > > > > $Conf{FullAgeMax}=’90’ > > > > But my system is saving 3 full backups how can I make only keep 1 full > > >
On 6/2/2011 10:56 AM, Matthew Ayres wrote: > Thanks for the response > > My settings for incremental backups > > $Conf{IncrPeriod} = '2.97' > $Conf{IncrKeepCnt} = 3; > Conf{IncrKeepCntMin} = 1; > $Conf{IncrAgeMax} = 30; So you are doing a full backup every 7 days and an incremental every 3 days. You keep 3 incrementals, so you will have 9 days worth of incrementals. Your summary screen probably looks something like this: day 1 - full day 7 - incr day 8 - full day 11 - incr day 14 - incr day 15 - full Since you are keeping 3 incrementals, the first full cannot be deleted since the "day 7" incremental depends on it. On the next incremental run, they "day 7" incremental will be removed and the "day 1" full will be also be removed since it is no longer needed. Your screen will then look like this: day 8 - full day 11 - incr day 14 - incr day 15 - full day 18 - incr Each time you run an incremental backup, the oldest incremental will be removed. The full backups can only be removed when there are no more incrementals left that depend on them. Because of this, you will never be able to maintain only one full. If you do incrementals more often or keep fewer of them, you might be able to limit it to no more than 2 fulls. On the other hand, does it make that much difference? Due to the pooling, the fulls should not take up any more disk space than the incrementals, they just take longer to run. -- Bowie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Simplify data backup and recovery for your virtual environment with vRanger. Installation's a snap, and flexible recovery options mean your data is safe, secure and there when you need it. Discover what all the cheering's about. Get your free trial download today. http://p.sf.net/sfu/quest-dev2dev2 _______________________________________________ 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/