12-06-2013 06:44 AM
Created a new backup job, goal to archive files older than 999 days(maximum amount I could select), job ran and backed up files in my test directory but the job archived all files then deleted all files. Below is the procedure I used to create the job.
Select New Backup Job.
Selected the data to be archived.
Click the Include/Exclude button and check the Files not accessed in X days and entered the number of days, 999.
Checked the Include radio button.
Click OK
Click General.
In the Backup method for files field, selected Full-Archive the files (delete files after successful copy)
Complete the backup job options
Question what file attribute does BE look at to determine what files to archive then delete?
12-06-2013 06:54 AM
Archiving files / creating placeholders:
Recalling the placeholder:
On file data access operation the mini-filter recalls files on read, write, set info, memory map operations
More information is here: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH68784
12-06-2013 07:26 AM
Hi TheB,
BE will look into the modified date to decide this.
If the file is not modified in x no of days it becomes a candidate to get deleted.
12-06-2013 10:23 AM
Further testing have found the following. When I set "Files not accessed in XX" under Include\Exclude, the setting is not being applied. If I select the Apply button both the Apply and OK button gray out, only button left is Cancel. When I go back into the job and select Include/Exclude agian I cannot tell it was ever selected and based on the results of my test runs it would appear this is indeed true.
12-10-2013 05:26 AM
No further help on this problem?