On 12/18/24 3:11 AM, c.buhtz@posteo.jp wrote:
Hello Folks,
I investigated the current auto-/smart-remove behavior and documented it. I found inconsistent behavior and minor bugs. There is a lot potential to improve and refactoring.
Before starting with this I would like to request your opinions and suggestions about the next steps. I prepared a Mockup of the new auto- remove dialog-tab. It should explain all details. It also should be easier to understand for the users. If not please let me know. The overall goal is to make the behavior consistent and easier to understand without the need to read a user manual.
So please have a look at this issue for details:
<https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/ issues/1945#issuecomment-2550610014>
I would prefer ongoing discussion in the issue. But of course feel free to use another channel, too.
Thank you, Christian. For me, this looks to be a great improvement. It's more useful to me to think of which backups I want to KEEP, rather than which I want to DELETE. My "logic" for retaining backups is, which I currently implement manually. 1. Keep the oldest backup I have (presumably, the first one I ever made) indefinitely 2. Keep the last backup of the YEAR indefinitely 3. Keep the last backup of the MONTH for 13 months, unless it is #1 or #2, above, in which case keep it per that rule 4. Keep the last backup of the DAY for 8 days, unless it is #1, #2, or #3, in which case keep it per that rule