WDSmartware - Backup Retention Issue

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I have the automatic backup set to retain 5 generations of each file. Since I crunch on the files a lot, this is quite conservative. However, my 3TB backup drive is rapidly approaching capacity. Is there another parameter I can use to eliminate stale copies - like “When the 5th generation limit is reached, only keep the existing 1st generation for x period of time”. There must to be a way to avoid needing 5 times the main storage just for backup without sacrificing recently-created backup copies. Reducing the number of kept generations (the most obvious solution) only postpones the inevitable.

Thanks,

Don

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Probably not the best place I could have posted this (look ashamed). I’ll repost elsewhere.

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SmartWare gives you the option of how many backups you want to keep.  However, it will only remove the oldest once the limit is reached.

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The software does not have any feature to specify  what file to keep or delete.

Too many copies? reduce the overall amount of copies its saving…  

need more space? … a bigger drive is needed 

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This is why I LOVE forums.

At least I tried.