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--- computing:backup:backup_grooming [2016/10/04 11:11]
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+++ computing:backup:backup_grooming [2016/10/04 11:17] (current)
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 :!: We generally recommend at least a **90 day retention period**, but many prefer longer.
-Changing the retention settings, even drastically, will probably not save much space.  However, there are sometimes good reasons to adjust retention settings:
+**Changing the retention settings, even drastically, will probably not save much space.**  However, there are sometimes **good reasons to adjust retention settings**:
   - You need to **lower the amount of used space immediately**
     * You can change the retention to a shorter period
       * Wait a day for the system to clean out the retention area
-      * Then set the retention period to the desired setting
+      * Then (re)set the retention period to the desired setting
-  - You **recently moved or renamed files/directories on the source**
+  - You **recently moved or renamed large folders/directories on the source**
     * You can change the retention to a shorter period
-      * Wait a day for the system to clean out the retention area
+      * Wait a day for the system to back up all the 'new' files/folders and clean out the retention area
-      * Then set the retention period to the desired setting
+      * Then (re)set the retention period to the desired permanent setting

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