Prune Database Option

Information regarding the files and directories that were backed up in a session is deleted when database pruning is done. By default, this option is selected. It is useful to maintain the detailed information for restoring purposes. However, not pruning your database can mean that it fills up quickly. If you want to free up space in the database file, you might want to set this option on.

Note: By default, all newly merged session details are preserved for one week (7 days) in the Arcserve Backup database, even if the newly merged session details are older than the prune retention time.

Prune Database Records Older Than _ Day(s)

This field is active only if the Enable Database Pruning option is on. By default, the record will be pruned (if enabled) after it has been in the database for 30 days. To change the length of time, specify a number between 1 and 365. This option is operational only on the standard Arcserve Backup database.

Run Database Pruning at _

This field is active only if the Enable Database Pruning option is on. Specify when you want the pruning operation to run. By default, pruning (if enabled) occurs at 12:00 AM.