Macrium Reflect Free: Retention Rules


  1. Jeddie
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    Windows 10 Home ver 2004
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    Macrium Reflect Free: Retention Rules


    All,
    Thanks to this site's recommendation, I have downloaded and configured MR Free for System images. I have it scheduled to do Monthly Full & Weekly differentials.

    I can't understand the Retention Rules? Here is my default set up.
    Attachment 136444

    But when I go to the log of the scheduled job, it shows;
    Attachment 136446

    So why is default retention rules different to the actual scheduled job?

    Can somebody sort me out please?
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  3. dalchina
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    Win 10 Pro (22H2) (2nd PC is 22H2)
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    Is there a conflict? The first relates to number, the second to time. The question would then be 'Which takes priority?' To which the only logical answer would be time.

    Thus you keep up to 12 full backups up to 26 weeks old.

    Does that seem reasonable?

    Lots of reading:
    _Retention Rules - KnowledgeBase - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase
    Retention Rules Help
    _Backup_Plans_and_retention_rules - KnowledgeBase - Macrium Reflect Knowledgebase
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