Do I need check & prune with the copy destination?

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#1

I am backing up my server to iDrive e2, and have configured the schedule to periodically run, in order:

  • backup
  • check
  • prune
  • copy to Backblaze B2

Do I also need to add check and prune tasks to the destination of the copy task? Or does the copy task take care of those too?

Thanks

#2

Yes you need to add check and prune for the B2 storage also (if you want to check and prune the storage), but I’d recommend separating the jobs from the backup schedule - and do the check and prune for both storages in a separate schedule that’s run less frequently than your backups. You can, for example, run hourly backups and then daily maintenance.

Make sure to use the same retention period (-keep's) for both storages and run them on the same day to avoid any issues with re-copied snapshots (deleting snapshots and re-copying them due to a mismatch in the intervals).