System Backup - Delete old backups

[eliassorensen]

I want to run a System Backup cronjob every day, but contrary to the "admin backup/transfer" that just overrides the file, System Backup makes a new folder with the date, hence having multiple folders for each date the backup is run.

I would love to have just ONE folder with the latest backup - so it'll delete the old folder on every backup.

The reason is, that I use Dropbox to synchronize the backups. It works great with admin backup, as it creates a zip-file for each user, and overrides the old one on each backup. That way, I only have the file one place in Dropbox, but I can right click it, and see 30 versions (days) back without it takes up backup*30 space.

Is it possible to do the same with System Backup natively in DA? Or will I have to create a manual cronjob that runs a script (e.g. python) to delete the old folders every night (for example truncates the folder 30 minutes before the System Backup cronjob runs).

Any ideas?

 

[nobaloney]

Is it possible to do the same with System Backup natively in DA? Or will I have to create a manual cronjob that runs a script (e.g. python) to delete the old folders every night (for example truncates the folder 30 minutes before the System Backup cronjob runs).

My need is similar to yours and I use a cronjob which renames the directory rather than deleting it, keeps a weeks worth of backups, and then deletes the last one. I've described it elsewhere on these forums, but it's like this

rm -Rf admin_backup7
mv admin_backup6 admin_backup7
mv admin_backup5 admin_backup6
mv admin_backup4 admin_backup5
mv admin_backup3 admin_backup4
mv admin_backup2 admin_backup3
mv admin_backup admin_backup2
mkdir admin_backup

Jeff

 

[eliassorensen]

Thanks Jeff! Thank could definitely work, but it makes it pretty hard using Dropbox's versioning.

Check this example from the admin backup/transfer tool, where it overrides the old file every night. I can then right click each user/reseller and see previous versions (31 versions = days back).

If I rename the folders, and suddenly need to go e.g. 15 days back, it would be pretty hard to find the correct backup?

 

[Spook]

I'm confused.. Is this about system backup as the title states or admin backup?
Perhaps they are similar enough but sysbk I expect could lend itself to different methods.