Re: [Duplicity-talk] problems with --remove-older-than

[Kenneth Loafman]

This is a known problem.  You need to add a step before:

   duplicity --remove-older-than 7D scp://address@hidden/backup/

I've looked at the code and rather than fixing it, I may just force it
to have those semantics.  It is comparable to --cleanup, and probably
should not be run at the same time as a backup or restore.

...Ken

Edward Chadwick wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have set up an automated backup using duplicity, and am having trouble
> with the --remove-older-than option. Whether I run it as part of an
> incremental command
> 
>   duplicity --remove-older-than 7D /backup scp://address@hidden/backup/
> 
> or a full backup
> 
>   duplicity --full --remove-older-than 7D /backup
> scp://address@hidden/backup/
> 
> it never deletes any files.
> 
> I realise it won't delete anything that is required by more recent
> backups, but after a full backup it should be able to delete everything
> prior to that, correct? Am I missing something?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Ed Chadwick.
> 
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