BAB Netware, Purge utility

[pakilaci]

Isnt it a Purge utility in BAB Netware 11.1? How to delete files in a regular schedule?

 

[vschumpy]

it should be an option called 'Delete files after backup' in global options of the backup job if that is what you are looking for.

 

[davidmichel]

There is or was a Purge job that did just that. I'm not sure whats in the current version of ARCserve NetWare.

The Delete files after backup option is handy. It works well with a job to backup files based off Access Date. So for example it will backup files not accessed in say 6 months or a year and then after the backup delete the files. The job could run to a specific tape which is appended to. I would add another job to backup the same data just on the safe side it is better to have the data on two tapes before deleting it.

 

[pakilaci]

Thanks a lot for your help! The disk space is not enough to hold 1 week backup. A Post Job script (an ncf file) will automatically delete the oldest directory.