> > Thus, if I¹d change the level from 1 to 6 (for example) I 
> simply would 
> > be turning the ³pure incremental² backups into 
> ³differential² backups? 
> > I mean, in this latter case, incr backups would be done in 
> relation to 
> > the most recent BACKUP (full or incremental wouldn¹t play a role)?!
> 
> No.

OK, so what would changing the IncrLevel produce, instead of "differential" 
backups?

> > OK, now the main question of my post: data retention.
> > I want to have one full month of daily retrievable backups: 
> would this 
> > be achieved by setting ³FullKeepCnt² to 4 and ³IncrKeepCnt² to 24?
> 
> If your months have 28 days, yes. In my personal experience, 
> that is true only for 73.8% of the Februaries. YMMV.

You're right. In this configuration I'm simply retaining *4 full weeks*, which 
doesnt' necessarily mean that they equal to a month.
Would you have any other type of suggestion?

Kind regards,
Flavio Boniforti

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