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leeand00
Asked: 2016-08-13 11:35:49 +0800 CST

Is there a term for having the files you don't need cleaned out of your server before a backup?

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System admins I've noticed, get rather perturbed when unnecessary files are left out on a server when a backup is taken; actually the same goes for snapshots, especially snapshots with memory / machine state.

All of these things are unnecessary when it comes time to take a backup; mainly because they either increase the size of the backup on the backup server, fill up a virtual or actual hdd or because they prevent a backup from being taken...

Is there higher-level abstract terminology or slang for this or is it just that which I've mentioned above.

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  1. Best Answer

    Data Retention Policy:

    The objectives of a data retention policy are to keep important information for future use or reference, to organize information so it can be searched and accessed at a later date and to dispose of information that is no longer needed.

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  2. The possible terms for files that you want to exclude from your backups are:

    exclusions or exclusion set or exclusion list

    The possible terms for files that you want to include in your backups are:

    file set or selection set or selection list

    Note that this is not a complete or all encomapassing list of possible terms

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