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Zone. This setting is not applicable to FTP and SFTP servers.

This setting enables deletion of the last backup in the archive, in case your
storage device cannot accommodate more than one backup. However, you
might end up with no backups if the program is not able to create the new
backup for some reason.

Apply retention rules

(only if the retention rules
are set)

Specifies when to apply the retention rules (p. 75).

For example, the cleanup procedure can be set up to run after each backup, and
also on schedule.

This option is available only if you have set at least one retention rule in
Retention rules.

Cleanup schedule

(only if On schedule is
selected)

Specifies a schedule for archive cleanup.

For example, the cleanup can be scheduled to start on the last day of each
month.

This option is available only if you selected On schedule in Apply retention rules.

2nd location, 3rd location,
and so on

Specifies where to copy or move (p. 72) the backups from the current location.

This option is available only if you selected either the Replicate newly created
backup to another location check box under How to back up, or Move the
oldest backups to another location in the Retention rules window.

Examples

Weekly full backup

The following scheme yields a full backup performed every Friday night.

Full backup: Schedule: Weekly, every Friday, at 10:00 PM

Here, all parameters except Schedule in Full backup are left empty. All backups in the archive are
kept indefinitely (no archive cleanup is performed).

Full and incremental backup plus cleanup

With the following scheme, the archive will consist of weekly full backups and daily incremental
backups. We further require that a full backup begin only after all users have logged off.

Full backup: Schedule: Weekly, every Friday, at 10:00 PM

Full backup: Conditions: User is logged off

Incremental: Schedule: Weekly, every workday, at 9:00 PM

Also, let all backups older than one year be deleted from the archive, and let the cleanup be
performed upon creating a new backup.

Retention rules: Delete backups older than 12 months

Apply the rules: After backing up

By default, a one-year-old full backup will not be deleted until all incremental backups that depend
on it become subject to deletion too. For more information, see Retention rules (p. 75).