Backup & Restore: More backups kept than desired

[tomadick 5]

Number of automatic backups to keep is set to 5, but there are 88 backups in the folder. How can I trigger the deletion of the unwanted 83 folders?

[GrimReaper 3308]

Delete unwanted backup folders at OS level.

Edit: You may provide tomorrow's server log with Debug enabled, maybe something can be caught there.

Edited July 28, 2023 by GrimReaper
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[tomadick 5]

Yes, this is an interim solution to clean up the data garbage. But a working plugin would be desirable

[GrimReaper 3308]

Just now, tomadick said:

But a working plugin would be desirable

it generally is working for majority of users, so it is something your installation-specific.

[TMCsw 122]

11 hours ago, tomadick said:

Yes, this is an interim solution to clean up the data garbage. But a working plugin would be desirable

I had a similar problem a while ago, the log file reviled "permission denied" on the older log files when trying to delete them.

Turned out I'd made some changes and emby did not have the proper permissions to delete the files created before the change I made (I should have know better  ) .

[tomadick 5]

Thanks for the tip. But I think that is due to poor programming. Because a delete with the "trash can" is possible without problems - there the permissions work

[Luke 37099]

6 hours ago, tomadick said:

Thanks for the tip. But I think that is due to poor programming. Because a delete with the "trash can" is possible without problems - there the permissions work

Hi, how is this poor programming if the server is being denied permissions to delete the folder?