<![CDATA[Backup Retention vs Long-Term Backup Retention]]>This is a rather simple question, which retention schedule takes precedence? Backup Retention or Long-Term Backup Retention on a Delta job?

See below for details.

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I would assume (and I could be wrong) that once a VM hits retention that that specific backup from the oldest day gets deleted.

I'm not 100% certain if this is happening, gotta check my storage and validate, but I'm curious why there would be two different retention settings within the Delta job, through different areas of the backup page.

The documentation doesn't really help to clarify this unfortunately.

]]>https://xcp-ng.org/forum/topic/10224/backup-retention-vs-long-term-backup-retentionRSS for NodeThu, 08 Oct 2026 13:31:48 GMTTue, 07 Jan 2025 13:19:23 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Backup Retention vs Long-Term Backup Retention on Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:43:42 GMT]]>@DustinB
Yes

]]>https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/87821https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/87821Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:43:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Backup Retention vs Long-Term Backup Retention on Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:42:15 GMT]]>@ph7 7705ae2f-8d7c-4696-a448-bb3ced1ff9fa-image.png

]]>https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/87820https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/87820Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:42:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Backup Retention vs Long-Term Backup Retention on Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:40:23 GMT]]>@DustinB
Backup / Restore / trashcan

]]>https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/87819https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/87819Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:40:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Backup Retention vs Long-Term Backup Retention on Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:37:49 GMT]]>@ph7 no what I mean is where are you seeing the option to delete backups at within XO?

]]>https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/87818https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/87818Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:37:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Backup Retention vs Long-Term Backup Retention on Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:36:57 GMT]]>@ph7
5:30 pm 🙂

]]>https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/87817https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/87817Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:36:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Backup Retention vs Long-Term Backup Retention on Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:36:00 GMT]]>@DustinB
~17:30

]]>https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/87816https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/87816Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:36:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Backup Retention vs Long-Term Backup Retention on Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:33:59 GMT]]>@ph7 Where are you seeing the last screenshot at?

]]>https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/87815https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/87815Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:33:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Backup Retention vs Long-Term Backup Retention on Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:05:35 GMT]]>@DustinB
The schedule I am testing is hourly with a pause when the other jobs are running

Screenshot 2025-01-07 at 17-14-58 Backup.png

In the setup the Long-term retention of backups like this:

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And this is the result so far:

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We are getting closer to the weekly now.
Cant wait 🙂

]]>https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/87813https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/87813Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:05:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Backup Retention vs Long-Term Backup Retention on Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:12:21 GMT]]>@DustinB
I think You only need the Backuo retension = 7 inside the schedule.
I think You can delete (disable for now) the other 2
The long term retention will fix the weeks and month.
maybe remove the 7 Number of daily backups kept
I am running a test job and I will post some info in a "minute"

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