<![CDATA[Copy an existing backup]]>Is there an option to copy an existing backup. Likecd7a3dfa-8ee5-4b85-993f-62f5eaf3d92e-slika.png

]]>https://xcp-ng.org/forum/topic/5298/copy-an-existing-backupRSS for NodeWed, 20 May 2026 01:04:00 GMTTue, 07 Dec 2021 23:28:52 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Copy an existing backup on Thu, 09 Dec 2021 10:48:14 GMT]]>@dariosplit said in Copy an existing backup:

For example in pfsense I copy the firewall rules and change the name of it, and of the port while everything stays the same. I have a lot of VM and for each VM i have several rules for backup, (time and place). I would remove copy it just a unnecessary repeat

I have been using tags together with smart backup. This works really well.
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]]>https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/44689https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/44689Thu, 09 Dec 2021 10:48:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Copy an existing backup on Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:02:03 GMT]]>So copy shouldn't copy everything in risk of doing a duplicate? How do you imagine this? More functional details means more chances to get it 🙂

]]>https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/44686https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/44686Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:02:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Copy an existing backup on Wed, 08 Dec 2021 23:34:24 GMT]]>For example in pfsense I copy the firewall rules and change the name of it, and of the port while everything stays the same. I have a lot of VM and for each VM i have several rules for backup, (time and place). I would remove copy it just a unnecessary repeat

]]>https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/44680https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/44680Wed, 08 Dec 2021 23:34:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Copy an existing backup on Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:15:57 GMT]]>Yes, smart mode seems to be the answer 🙂

]]>https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/44644https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/44644Wed, 08 Dec 2021 10:15:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Copy an existing backup on Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:44:53 GMT]]>I don't believe that functionality currently exists. It's a good suggestion though. 👍

Have you tried using "smart mode"?

]]>https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/44637https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/44637Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:44:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Copy an existing backup on Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:16:20 GMT]]>Exactly. I have more VM and I repeat most of the same settings every time.

]]>https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/44636https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/44636Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:16:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Copy an existing backup on Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:07:09 GMT]]>@dariosplit You want to be able to duplicate a backup job, correct?

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