[Box Backup-commit] #62: Backups of deleted files may be removed very quickly by housekeeping

[Box Backup]

#62: Backups of deleted files may be removed very quickly by housekeeping
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 Reporter:  chris                                          |       Owner:  ben    
     Type:  defect                                         |      Status:  new    
 Priority:  major                                          |   Milestone:  0.12   
Component:  bbackupd                                       |     Version:  0.11rc2
 Keywords:  backup deletion archive snapshot housekeeping  |  
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 When the volume of data stored rises over the soft limit set by the
 administrator, housekeeping starts removing old data to bring it back
 down.

 Current data will not be considered for removal, but old versions of
 files, and deleted files, will.

 Several people have complained that when old files are deleted from the
 client, they are removed very quickly by housekeeping. This is believed to
 be because the date of deletion is not stored, only the last modification
 date, and in some cases this is quite far in the past, making these files
 preferred candidates for deletion.

 We aim to fix this by implementing complete-state snapshots, which will
 give you total control over how much history you maintain, but this is a
 major task.

 In the mean time we advise all users to have alternative backup
 arrangements for unchanging (archived) files, to protect them in case of
 deletion.

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Ticket URL: <https://www.boxbackup.org/trac/ticket/62>
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