Deleting old backups after switching backup type

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edgecity
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Deleting old backups after switching backup type

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I changed a backup job from incremental to compressed. I'd like to delete the incremental backup which is in a different folder. Can I do that in JetBackup? Or can I just delete the files in S3 and the backup will also disappear in JetBackup?
thanks.
JetAppsAnton
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Re: Deleting old backups after switching backup type

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Hi edgecity,

We generally recommend to let your Backup Job run through the number of retention you have
set to naturally build up a new set of compressed backups and automatically flush out/delete your old incremental backups. With that said, you can delete your incremental backups manually in your destination then run jetcli backup -vfR reindex to sync JetBackup to changes made on your destination.

Regards,
Anton, JetApps Team
edgecity
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Re: Deleting old backups after switching backup type

Post by edgecity »

thanks, this is helpful.
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