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rsync can delete remote files with --delete or --delete-after What is missing is recovering accidentally deleted or corrupted data.

• bnegreve 17d ago
  > rsync can delete remote files with --delete or --delete-after Yes but I don't use it precisely because that lets me recover files that I have accidentally deleted. I assume it's the intended default behavior of rsync.
  • graemep 17d ago
    What if that happens after your monthly creation of a new backup.
    • bnegreve 17d ago
      I keep the previous backup for one month and then delete it. So eventually the file is lost yes, but this is inevitable if you assume finite amount of storage.
      • graemep 17d ago
        In that case I think its a good system. Its very similar to an incremental backup in what it achieves.