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| After each backup operation a directory purge is performed to remove old directories. This can remove temporary data within a backup period and this should be appreciated. | After each backup operation a directory purge is performed to remove old directories. This can remove temporary data within a backup period and this should be appreciated. | ||
| - | Purging | + | Purge can be disabled if preferred but exists to manage the number of directories over time. A weekly backup to tape or external disk storage would be sensible for important data. |
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| + | Purge could also be disabled in the config and then ran at a different time interval from cron Eg. weekly or fortnightly. | ||
| ==Rules== | ==Rules== | ||
