prune.cfg(5)
| PRUNE.CFG(5) | Proxmox Backup | PRUNE.CFG(5) |
NAME
prune.cfg - Prune Job Configuration
DESCRIPTION
The file /etc/proxmox-backup/prune.cfg is a configuration file for Proxmox Backup Server. It contains the prune job configuration.
FILE FORMAT
Each entry starts with the header prune: <name>, followed by the job configuration options.
prune: prune-store2
schedule mon..fri 10:30
store my-datastore prune: ...
You can use the proxmox-backup-manager prune-job command to manipulate this file.
OPTIONS
Required properties:
- schedule
- <calendar-event> Run prune job at specified schedule.
- store
- <string> Datastore name.
Optional properties:
- comment
- <string> Comment.
- disable
- <boolean> (default=false) Disable this job.
- max-depth
- <integer> (0 - 7) How many levels of namespaces should be operated on (0 == no recursion, empty == automatic full recursion, namespace depths reduce maximum allowed value)
- ns
- <string> Namespace.
- keep-daily
- <integer> (1 - N) Number of daily backups to keep.
- keep-hourly
- <integer> (1 - N) Number of hourly backups to keep.
- keep-last
- <integer> (1 - N) Number of backups to keep.
- keep-monthly
- <integer> (1 - N) Number of monthly backups to keep.
- keep-weekly
- <integer> (1 - N) Number of weekly backups to keep.
- keep-yearly
- <integer> (1 - N) Number of yearly backups to keep.
COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER
Copyright (C) 2019-2025, Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
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AUTHOR
Proxmox Support Team
COPYRIGHT
2019-2026, Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH
| Wednesday, 06 May 2026 | <devbuild> |