Rotating and archiving backup media

You should retain backups so that you have between 6 and 12 months of media on file.

The typical media rotation times are:

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 Backup level   Save for
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 2              3 weeks
 1              4 months
 0 (Complete)   1 year

You should periodically archive your filesystem backups offsite.
In the event of a fire or other catastrophe, you can use these offsite backups to restore your data.

See also:

• ``Removing file lists from the backup history''

• ``Labeling backups''

• ``Understanding incremental backups''