From 5413877d3358fba9bdd6d9b2c266308c57f862f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Northway Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 16:33:57 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Update Backblaze documentation clarify documentation regarding B2 bucket lifecycle settings. The default lifecycle setting is probably fine for most users now; a custom policy is not necessary. --- doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst b/doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst index 5ff26934a..40215ad81 100644 --- a/doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst +++ b/doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst @@ -487,7 +487,8 @@ Backblaze B2 Different from the B2 backend, restic's S3 backend will only hide no longer necessary files. Thus, make sure to setup lifecycle rules to eventually - delete hidden files. + delete hidden files. The lifecycle setting "Keep only the last version of the file" + will keep only the most current version of a file. Read the [Backblaze documentation](https://www.backblaze.com/docs/cloud-storage-lifecycle-rules). Restic can backup data to any Backblaze B2 bucket. You need to first setup the following environment variables with the credentials you can find in the