Viewing How Much File And Folder Backup Data Is Stored; Limiting The Number Of File Versions To Keep; Manually Deleting Files From Your File And Folder Backup - Symantec GHOST - V 15.0 Manual

Viewing how much file and folder backup data is stored

Limiting the number of file versions to keep

Manually deleting files from your file and folder backup

Start by viewing the total amount of file and folder backup data you currently
store.
To view how much file and folder backup data is stored
1 On the Tools page, click Manage Backup Destination.
2 To select an alternate backup destination, in the Drives list, select another
drive to use as a backup destination.
3 Near the bottom of the Manage Backup Destination window, view the Space
used for file and folder storage box to see how much storage space is currently
used.
You can manage your file and folder backup data by limiting the number of
versions of backup files that you keep. This kind of maintenance can significantly
reduce the amount of disk space required, especially if the files are large, as is
often the case with audio and video files.
To limit the number of file versions to keep
1 On the Tools page, click Manage Backup Destination.
2 Click Settings.
3 Select Limit file versions for file and folder backups, and then type a number
between 1 and 99.
4 You can also select Monitor disk space usage for backup storage, and then
specify a limit to the total amount of disk space that can be used for both
recovery points and file and folder backup data.
See "Automating management of backup data"
5 Click OK.
You can manually delete the files that are stored in your backup destination.
To manually delete files from your file and folder backup
1 On the Home or Tasks page, click Recover My Files.
2 Do one of the following:
In the Find files to recover box, type the file name of the file that you want
to delete, and then click Search.
Managing backup destinations
About managing file and folder backup data
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