How can I set Déjà Dup to keep backups for less than six months?
Solution 1:
You need to modify the Dconf setting at path /org/gnome/deja-dup/
, schema org.gnome.DejaDup
, key name delete-after
. It's set to the number of days to keep backup files on backup location.
For example, to set it to 60 days from the command line, run:
gsettings set org.gnome.DejaDup delete-after 60
You can also do this from dconf-editor
:
The Backup Déjà Dup utility reacts well to this change, adding it as an option: