Full Copies To Keep

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Full Copies To Keep

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I have in a full copy the numeber of "full copies to keep" set to 2, but it does not delete the older ones.
I still have to try the incremental to see if it works.
Also why do some backups with Full in the name while others do not?

Anyway great program.
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Re: Full Copies To Keep

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The first backup is automatically set to Parked, so it will never get deleted.

Is "Include the backup tupe in name" checked?
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Re: Full Copies To Keep

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Ok for the type I checked it now, when I reinstalled it i didn't check it.
Ok now I'll wait for the next complete backups.

Question if a backup is running and the computer is shut down before it has finished, will it pick up where it had left off when turned back on?
Question in Incremental backup I looked but did not find anything that to tell it not to create a directory if there where no changes.
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No, the next backup will begin from the beginning if it's interrupted.
Task-Ignore empty directories will do it.
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Re: Full Copies To Keep

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Ignore empty directories is checked on both my task daily incremental a weekly full backup. Its the daily task that are sometimes empty as not all cads are used in day but i still find the empty backup folder.
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Perhaps there are hidden files on it?
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Re: Full Copies To Keep

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Nope just checked and there are no hidden files. I'll try to see if there is a pattern when it does te backup and this happens.
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Re: Full Copies To Keep

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I tired to again to get the deletions og the backups to work.
I have in the folder for 3 backups:
Scan 2022-01-21 (Full)
Scan 2022-01-22 (Full)
Scan 2022-01-23 (Full)
I do the backup and it adds
Scan 2022-01-24 (Full)
but it does not delete the older backups which is set to 2.
Here is the log

why does it say in the second to last line that the back Scan 2022-01-24 (Full) has been deleted even it its sill on the NAS?

Thanks for your everything you do for us.

2022-01-24 16:06:17 A backup has started...
2022-01-24 16:06:17 Calculating the number of files. This could take a while...

2022-01-24 16:06:17 Backing up the task "test"
2022-01-24 16:06:17 Requesting the creation of a Volume Shadow Copy image for the source...
2022-01-24 16:06:20 The Volume Shadow Copy image has been successfully created.
2022-01-24 16:06:20 Starting the copy. The user running the task is: Steve
2022-01-24 16:06:20 The destination directory "\\Nas1\cad\Steve\pippo\Scan 2022-01-24 (Full)" has been successfully created.
2022-01-24 16:06:20 Backing up the directory "C:\Scan" to "\\Nas1\cad\Steve\pippo\Scan 2022-01-24 (Full)"...
2022-01-24 16:06:21 Checking if there are empty subdirectories...
2022-01-24 16:06:21 Checking of empty subdirectories done.
2022-01-24 16:06:21 The directory "C:\Scan" has been backed up.

2022-01-24 16:06:21 * Backup part for the task "test" has ended *
2022-01-24 16:06:21 * Number of backed up files: 23. Backup part size: 26,76 MB. *
2022-01-24 16:06:21 Deleting some full backups and associated differential/incremental backups. Reason: maintaining only 2 non-parked full backup sets.
2022-01-24 16:06:21 The backups have been deleted. Actual files may be being deleted on a background thread.

2022-01-24 16:06:21 ** Backup for the task "test" has ended **
2022-01-24 16:06:21 ** Processed files: 23. Backed up files: 23. Created folders: 1. Backup size: 26,76 MB. **
2022-01-24 16:06:21 ** Number of errors: 0. Time elapsed: 0 hours, 0 minutes, 4 seconds. **
2022-01-24 16:06:21 Deleting the Volume Shadow Copy image...
2022-01-24 16:06:22 The Volume Shadow Copy image has been successfully deleted.

2022-01-24 16:06:22 Mailing the log files...
2022-01-24 16:06:22 The directory "\\Nas1\cad\Steve\scan\Scan 2022-01-24 (Full)" has been successfully deleted.
2022-01-24 16:06:23 The log files have been successfully sent.

OK just tried it with Clear archive attibute checked here is the log and yes it did delete todays backup:
2022-01-24 16:43:38 A backup has started...
2022-01-24 16:43:38 Calculating the number of files. This could take a while...

2022-01-24 16:43:38 Backing up the task "test"
2022-01-24 16:43:38 Requesting the creation of a Volume Shadow Copy image for the source...
2022-01-24 16:43:41 The Volume Shadow Copy image has been successfully created.
2022-01-24 16:43:41 Starting the copy. The user running the task is: Steve
2022-01-24 16:43:42 Backing up the directory "C:\Scan" to "\\Nas1\cad\Steve\pippo\Scan 2022-01-24 (Full)"...
2022-01-24 16:43:42 Checking if there are empty subdirectories...
2022-01-24 16:43:42 Checking of empty subdirectories done.
2022-01-24 16:43:42 The directory "C:\Scan" has been backed up.

2022-01-24 16:43:42 * Backup part for the task "test" has ended *
2022-01-24 16:43:42 * Number of backed up files: 23. Backup part size: 26,76 MB. *
2022-01-24 16:43:43 Deleting some full backups and associated differential/incremental backups. Reason: maintaining only 2 non-parked full backup sets.
2022-01-24 16:43:43 The backups have been deleted. Actual files may be being deleted on a background thread.

2022-01-24 16:43:43 ** Backup for the task "test" has ended **
2022-01-24 16:43:43 ** Processed files: 23. Backed up files: 23. Created folders: 0. Backup size: 26,76 MB. **
2022-01-24 16:43:43 ** Number of errors: 0. Time elapsed: 0 hours, 0 minutes, 4 seconds. **
2022-01-24 16:43:43 Deleting the Volume Shadow Copy image...
2022-01-24 16:43:43 The Volume Shadow Copy image has been successfully deleted.

2022-01-24 16:43:43 Mailing the log files...
2022-01-24 16:43:43 The directory "\\Nas1\cad\Steve\pippo\Scan 2022-01-24 (Full)" has been successfully deleted.

2022-01-24 16:43:43 The backup has ended without errors.

2022-01-24 16:43:45 The log files have been successfully sent.
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Re: Full Copies To Keep

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The OS is reporting that the directory is deleted. Could it be a file system caching issue?
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Re: Full Copies To Keep

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I have a video if where you see it create the backup then immediately delete it. If you want I can send it to you.
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