How to limit execution until a certain date

[doodz]

The backed-up software generates a new data folder each year.
Each year has a separate task
Is it possible that the backup for the previous year will not continue, without user intervention?

[cobian]

You could make some script that checks the date and cancel the backup as a before-backup event, but otherwise, no.

[faeroesdesert]

To ensure that a new backup operation for the following year automatically overwrites the backup from the previous year, you can configure automatic overwrite in your backup softwaresnake io. By doing this, it is made sure that there is just one backup annually and that backups from the prior year are not kept.