File versioning- Never delete, only replace? Correct configuration?

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Heyo! I’m currently writing a book that I want to sync, for backups and for getting access over multiple devices (in Obsidian if you know it). First of all I will say that I know the 3-2-1 rule, no need to mention the fella! Working on it!

Second is that I’d like to know if this is the correct configuration for what I want to do: Keep 6 versions, new version is scanned and generated every 15 days. Deleted when it is the oldest version kept. However, I also want all of these not to be deleted if changes do not occur within 15 days. Is this possible to do?

-Simple File Versioning

-Rescan Interval: 1296000s

-Cleanup interval: 0s

-Clean out after: 0s

-Keep Versions: 6

Is this the right configuration? First time on these forums and I am not a techincal person unfortunately so please forgive me for my boorishness if any is visible!

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It is not correct or your use case. I don’t think any of the versioning strategies match what you want. New versions are created on change, not based on time. If you’re trying to limit the creation of versions by setting the high scan interval on the other device, that could in principe work but you’ll also get rescans on startup etc so it’s not exactly a guarantee.

I’d suggest syncing it with default settings and having another thing just copy out the file to somewhere else on a two week cadence.

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Sure, use Syncthing for sync, obviously. :slight_smile: I love it with all my heart.

In addition I recommend that for backup purposes you use a dedicated backup program, like for example Restic.

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Thank you, I can see that now. Definitely going to do that.