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Protecting a backup

Protecting a backup stops it from being deleted, by you or by a schedule. This used to be called locking a backup.

Protect backups you want to keep for good, such as a backup from before a big update. When you're at your plan's backup limit, scheduled and automatic backups replace the oldest backup that isn't protected, so protected backups are never replaced.

Protected backups still count toward your plan's backup limit.

Protect a backup​

  1. Open the Fragnet dashboard, go to My servers and select your server.
  2. Open the Backups tab.
  3. Open the ⋯ menu next to the backup and select Protect from deletion.

The backup now shows the Protected tag, and Delete disappears from its menu.

You can also protect a backup as you make it: tick Protect this backup from deletion in the Create backup dialog.

Remove the protection​

  1. On the Backups tab, open the ⋯ menu next to the protected backup.
  2. Select Remove protection.

The Protected tag goes away. The backup can now be deleted, and a scheduled backup can replace it when you're at the limit.

tip

If every one of your backups is protected and you're at the limit, a scheduled backup has nothing to replace. Its run fails with "Backup limit reached". Remove the protection from a backup you no longer need, or delete one.