[Box Backup] Re: How can I delete files/directories from the store?

[Ben Summers]

On 18 May 2006, at 09:51, o omida parasita wrote:

>> Tell bbackupd not to back up those files (see comments in
> bbackupd.conf), restart bbackupd, and wait for the system to take
> care of it.
>
> How much do I need to wait? I removed the location from bbackupd.conf
> 3 days ago and it was not deleted.

This is a slightly different question. You're not asking how to  
delete files, you're asking how to delete a location.

When you remove a backup location, you will see a message in the logs  
saying it will delete it after two days or so. This counter is reset  
every time you start or restart bbackupd. Have you restarted bbackupd  
in the meantime in those three days?

Also, files are only actually physically deleted from the server when  
the space is needed. Being a backup system, it tries to not delete  
data unless it has to.

So, check to see if they're marked for deletion. Run the list  
command, see if it's got an 'X' in the flags column. The chances are  
it's marked, and bits of it are being removed as new data is uploaded.

Or are you having a problem you're trying to resolve, and not telling  
us the full story?

Ben