If the drive becomes full
Home ;and Professional versions of Genie Timeline will purge/consolidate older backups to save space. Older Backups are collected into fewer ticks on the Timeline, so the timeline will show frequent backups for the past 4 hours, hourly backups for the past 48 hours, daily backups for the past week, weekly backups onwards.
When the drive’s free space is low, Genie Timeline automatically deletes old versions of backed up files to free space. However, if Genie Timeline is unable to find old versions to delete, the backup will stop when there is 500MB of free space left. Genie Timeline will update the interface to show that the drive needs to be replaced.
What triggers purging?
Timeline will purge/consolidate older versions of your files:
- You are running low on space: If Timeline finds that there is not enough space on your drive to continue the backup, all versions, except the original ;and latest, that were created up to where the backup stopped will be deleted to make room for newer versions of files.
- Daily purge: Older backups will be collected into fewer ticks on the Timeline, these ticks represent versions of files created at a specific time. Timeline will delete specific files that represent the ticks that have been collected throughout the day.
To disable Genie Auto Purge, go to Customize Backup in the Settings page.
If the drive is inaccessible
Users may tend to disconnect the drive; therefore, the backup will stop, but will not display the warning unless an action has not been taken within 7 days. If the same drive is inserted, even if the drive letter has changed, Genie Timeline will resume backup without any user intervention.
Note: Replacing your drive immediately after it becomes full is highly recommended to be fully protected.