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Configuring Garbage Collection and Pruning for Proxmox Backup Server

By default, Proxmox (PBS) will keep all backups forever. Here is one road map on keeping your backups under control.

Garbage Collection Schedule

On the PBS server, select Datastore and the datastore you created. Now click on the “Prune and GC” tab. Double-click on the “Garbage Collection Schedule” line under the “Garbage collection” section. Select a schedule or type in the schedule of your choosing and press “OK”.

Desktop View

Prune Jobs

in the same panel, click on “Add” under the “Prune Jobs” section. Fill-in the panel per this one example:

Desktop View

The settings are explained here: https://pbs.proxmox.com/docs/maintenance.html#retention-settings-example

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