Delete old backup BEFORE creating new backup
Hey,
Question: is there a way to configure AOMAI Backuper to delete old backups before creating new ones?
my situation:
is there a way to configure AOMAI Backuper to delete old backups before creating new ones?
Thanks for your help guys,
Dan
Question: is there a way to configure AOMAI Backuper to delete old backups before creating new ones?
my situation:
- full system backup ~100GB (growing)
- max compression enabled
- scheduled 2 backups / week
- backup storage HDD (~250GB, second HDD, ~200GB left for backups)
is there a way to configure AOMAI Backuper to delete old backups before creating new ones?
Thanks for your help guys,
Dan
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Your problem is your backup destination is really too small to allow much flexibility. You are right, the new backup is made before the erase. Your best bet would be to get a larger HDD. If you're using a desktop, a 1G HDD is under $50. If you have a laptop, it may be more difficult. Erasing the old backup before a new one is made can be done manually by just going into the folder and deleting it. This should not require you to reset the task. I'm pretty sure any backup program would not want to erase a valid backup before it creates a new one if being done automatically.
Although it's not much consolation for you, I was using a 500G HDD for backup destination and several months ago upgraded to a 1G HDD because I thought I was cutting it too close when the remaining space got under 150G in some cases. (I have some other things on the drive besides the Aomei backups.)
thx for your answer. I am using pro version on a laptop. You'r absolutely right, my HDD is too small. I was just wondering if there is this kind of config setting to delete valid backups upfront to sustain an automated backup process without switching hardware...
* on the previous post I said 1G HDD... I meant 1 TB.