Forward Incremental Backups

The Forward Incremental Backup allows you to set the maximum number of full backups for storage. If the maximum number of backups is exceeded, VK Cloud will automatically delete the oldest of them.

Backups are deleted according to the following algorithm:

1. The number of successfully created copies is checked. If it exceeds what is allowed in the plan, the oldest of these copies are deleted. The number of deleted copies will be equal to the difference between the total number of successfully created backups and the set maximum number.
2. The total number of backups is checked. If it exceeds what is allowed in the plan, all backups created with an error, created before the oldest successful one, are deleted.
3. If there are no successfully created backups, the oldest backups created with an error are deleted. The number of deleted copies will be equal to the difference between the number of backups created with an error and the maximum number set.

The deletion process starts after the backup is created and an hour after the backup plan settings are changed.