> My response was basically: We need a longer retention plan if we're going to call ourselves "backup." The point of "backup" is to restore in cases like this,

> My response was basically: We need a longer retention plan if we're going to call ourselves "backup." The point of "backup" is to restore in cases like this, where someone (or something) accidentally deleted files. I'm using local backup software and it's pretty clear to me that versioned and trashed files still occupies space until I delete them permanently. If you provide 1TB of storage space, make it clear that the trash and versioning occupies some of that space instead of a random retention period. Ditto if it's unlimited and priced by usage.