way to expire file versions?

[sfwood]

Hi, I've looked at a ridiculous number of backup/sync tools in recent weeks and SFFS is a real standout. I've seen a useful feature in other tools that I wonder if I'm missing in SFFS, or if it's likely to appear in future. This is, the ability to remove old versions of files saved by the versioning feature after a specified number of days or, if they are in a central folder, after that folder reaches a specified size (oldest files being removed first to make room, like recycle bin). This seems useful, especially the number of days method. Though I haven't seen the following level of flexibility in any product, it would be even more useful to have the number of versions saved change over time(10 versions for 10 days, 3 versions for 200 days, 1 version for 500 days, 0 versions after 500 days, kind of thing). I know the recycle bin is available for local drives, but that is much less flexible.

Also, just curious, what's up with http://www.extremesync.com/ which I've come across with searching?

Thanks

[superflexible]

Hello,

currently the number of older versions can only be limited by number, not by age. It is likely that new options will be added in the future, although I rarely see storage space as a problem nowadays.

The new Synthetic Backup keeps versions a bit like that, keeping fewer of those versions which are older and more ones for recent revisions. See also http://www.superflexible.com/history.htm.

There is also a way to entertain complete copies in separate folders according to a day/week/month/quarter/year versioning scheme that will keep more versions for recent days/weeks and only one for older quarters, for example. To get this, you would use a destination path with a variable in it such as D:\Backup\$DWMQ. You would not use the options on the Versioning tab sheet in this case.