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hmuessig
Jun 02, 2014Luminary
Snapshot Management
I am running OS 6.1.8 on a ReadyNAS 314 (4x2GB). It would be useful to be able to specify the number of snapshots to be retained. For example, daily snapshots are kept for 4 weeks . . . A wee...
StephenB
Apr 27, 2015Guru - Experienced User
I think these are fine.
ispy wrote: I agree with hksscom. I posted a couple of days back that the addition of a check box over or built into each snapshot marker would be a useful addition, so tedious and slow to delete one at a time, plus the schedule to include a Monthly Option in the Snapshot frequency
But what I'd like is "an automatically delete snapshots after X days" option. I'd set X at 3 months, but I suspect others would want other values.
Right now I set snapshots at daily - which gives me a reasonable chance to recovery any accidentally changed file. The default thinning of snapshots over time is also reasonable, but I don't want snapshots retained forever (as they are now). The fragmentation and storage that creates isn't worth it.
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