Chris,
A copy of your config.pl and the [host].pl file associated with one of
your problem backups would be helpful. The FullPeriod/IncrPeriod
govern how often each of those types of backups are taken. The
FullAgeMax/IncrAgeMax will govern how long those backups will be kept
in the absence of newer backups. Newer backups will cause obsolete
Incr/Fulls to be removed based on the
FullKeepCnt/FullKeepCntMax/IncrKeepCnt/IncrKeepCntMax. The default
setting for FullAgeMax is 90 days and IncrMaxAge is 30 days. If that
period of time hasn't expired then the system shouldn't have deleted
any of your non-obsolete backups.
As to what you can do if things have been deleted, I don't have the
experience to know. Likely I imagine you will be S.O.L., but an
expert might have a better suggestion.
Jonathan Craig
On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 4:17 PM, Chris Baker <cbaker AT intera DOT com> wrote:
>
> After over three weeks of backing up this entire network of over 2 GB of
> data, I just recently noticed that all my backups have disappeared from
> BackupPC. I had initially set up BackupPC to run a full backup about every
> 21 days. Because of many snags, I didn't get this done as fast as I would
> have to like to have.
>
> I had just tried to change this to 28 days in config.pl. Unfortunately, it
> was too late. About six backups that I didn't want just started running.
>
> I have over 30 machines. I also didn't want BackupPC deleting my backups. It
> did that as well, or at least I can't see them.
>
> It does look like they are still there if I browse the directory. BackupPC
> now reports that all my systems have never been backed up.
>
>
> Chris Baker -- cbaker AT intera DOT com
> systems administrator
> Intera Inc. -- 512-425-2006
>
>
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