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Re: Deleting parts of a user backup.

1996-06-11 12:49:40
Subject: Re: Deleting parts of a user backup.
From: Aria Bamdad <ARIA AT BIOSTAT.BSC.GWU DOT EDU>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 12:49:40 EDT
>>
>> Is there a way (not that I can see) to delete a subset of a users
>> backed up data on a server.  For example, if a DOS user backs up the
>> entire hard disk, can you then delete one subdirectory from that
>> backup?

>I think that if you in the DSM.OPT file write an EXCLUDE line for this
>directory, it will "expire" at the next backup.  I have used this
>method successfully for UNIX directories.

True, this would expire the stuff that has been backed up but the backed
up stuff stays there for as long as the copy group has defined it to stay.
I want to get it off the server immediately and there doesn't seem to be
a way.
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