Hi
I have configured a job with a retention policy of 3 years for the backup of my tenant.
Yesterday the repository was full.
I try to change the retention policy from 3 to 1 year and i apply the retention policy daily.
Nothing has changed.
What can i do for decreasing the retention and the space in my repository ?
Thanks
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Re: Retention policy repository
Hi Morris
Welcome to the forums. Are you using local repos or object storage?
I assume, it's a repository on local disks. Veeam uses JET databases (same as MS Exchange Server) to store the data. When backups gets deleted from the repository, then this jet databases will not get smaller. They stay at their size. New backups will first use the freed-up space before the db files grows again.
If you need to shrink them, you should ask support for their help.
Welcome to the forums. Are you using local repos or object storage?
I assume, it's a repository on local disks. Veeam uses JET databases (same as MS Exchange Server) to store the data. When backups gets deleted from the repository, then this jet databases will not get smaller. They stay at their size. New backups will first use the freed-up space before the db files grows again.
If you need to shrink them, you should ask support for their help.
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Re: Retention policy repository
Ok thanks
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[MERGED] Repository shrink ?
Hello,
after removing datas from a repository in VBO, its size doesn't change.
I think that data that has been removed are just marked as free and can be overwriten.
But In my case I wan't to remove many datas and I would like to shrink the repository.
Is there a way to do this ? Powershell ?
Regards
after removing datas from a repository in VBO, its size doesn't change.
I think that data that has been removed are just marked as free and can be overwriten.
But In my case I wan't to remove many datas and I would like to shrink the repository.
Is there a way to do this ? Powershell ?
Regards
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Re: Retention policy repository
Hi Philippe,
I merged your topic to the corresponding thread.
You're right, when backup data is moved to another repository or deleted from a repository database (manually, or by retention) the database size doesn't shrink but the free space is then reused for the new backups.
To shrink the database, please contact our support as suggested in the comments above.
Thanks!
I merged your topic to the corresponding thread.
You're right, when backup data is moved to another repository or deleted from a repository database (manually, or by retention) the database size doesn't shrink but the free space is then reused for the new backups.
To shrink the database, please contact our support as suggested in the comments above.
Thanks!
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