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In Backup4all you can clear the backup job, which means to delete all backup versions from destinatio
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To set the clear backup action, please open Backup Properties and go to "Advanced" page. In the "Run
you will find the "Run program or action" checkbox. Please select it and you will be able to access the
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The <Clear backup> predefined action deletes the ".bkc" file and all zip files associated with the curren
then the next backup performed will be a full backup, even if the backup type is set to incremental or d Mozilla Thunderbird

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Use the "Run only once" option in order to run the specified action only one time. If the option is not se
execution. Opera

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The "Abort backup when action fails" option is used to abort the current backup execution if the action
failed. It is most used in cases when the backup execution depends on the result of the action execut VLC Media Player
order not to fill the destination drive if the clear backup action failed, the backup will not be executed.
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How to customize the clear backup MyInfo

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You can customize the "Clear backup" action with the following parameters (numbers can be changed

<Clear backup d=7>

Clear backup is executed only if 7 days have passed since the first backup increment (the full ba

<Clear backup n=10>

Clear backup is executed only if the number of file versions is 10.

<Clear backup d=7 n=10>

Clear backup is executed if 7 days have passed since the first backup increment (the full backup
is 10.

<Clear backup dw=1,2,7>

Clear backup is executed only in the first, second and seventh day of the week (Monday, Tuesda
example). Valid values: 1-7 (if a parameter outside of these values is set, it will be ignored).

<Clear backup dm=23, 30>

Clear backup is executed only in the 23rd and 30th day of the month. Valid values: 1-31 (if a para
set, it will be ignored, same as using the value 31 for a month having only 30 days).

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