On 9/2/2013 10:41 AM, Ken Mandelberg wrote:
> I don't backup to tape, just disk. When a Volume hits its expiration
> what happens? Is the Volume erased, or overwritten as needed?

Pruning/purging removes database records, but does not erase the volume 
file. The volume file space will not be overwritten until the recycled 
volume is used in the future. To immediately reclaim the space, a 
separate step is needed and is called "truncate on purge". The truncate 
on purge method is described in the docs at
http://www.bacula.org/5.0.x-manuals/en/main/main/New_Features_in_5_0_1.html#SECTION00410000000000000000



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