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When the backup drive get full Time Machine is going to delete the oldest backups, that's how it works. Using it for a permanent backup solution isn't too smart
by bcl 17y ago
When the backup drive get full Time Machine is going to delete the oldest backups, that's how it works. Using it for a permanent backup solution isn't too smart.
On my systems I also backup to a BackupPC system for longer term storage.
- ajg1977 17y agoExactly. Time machine is for those "oh shit, my disk is toast/I really didn't mean to delete those files/I'm switching to a new mac" moments. It's not intended to be used to retain a complete history of your machine and as such if used for this purpose you're eventually going to get a nasty surprise.
- rbanffy 17y agoOn some of my servers, I made a couple scripts that does it in several levels. It first deletes incremental backups beyond a give horizon but keeps the full ones. Beyond the next horizon, it deletes every other full backup and does so until it reaches the size constraints I set. If it cannot delete anything else and the storage is beyond its limits, it e-mails me telling me to please do something about it.