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Backups that were copied or moved to the next location do not depend on the backups remaining in
the original location and vice versa. You can recover data from any backup without access to other
locations.
Restrictions
 Copying or moving backups to and from optical discs (CD, DVD, Blu-ray discs) is not supported.
 You cannot specify the same location more than once. For example, you cannot move a backup
from one folder to another and then back to the original folder.
4.5.2 Setting up replication of backups
Setting up replication of backups is available when creating a backup plan (p. 29).
 To set up replication from the primary location, select the Replicate just created backup to
another location check box.
 To set up replication from the second or a further location, select the Replicate backups to
another location as soon as they appear in this location check box.
Next, select the location where to replicate the backups. A backup is replicated to the next location
as soon as it appears in the previous location.
If allowed by the backup scheme, you can also specify when to automatically delete the backups
from each of the locations.
4.5.3 Setting up retention of backups
You can set retention rules for backups when creating a backup plan (p. 29). The available retention
rules depend on the chosen backup scheme.
Applying retention rules can be restricted by the Replication/cleanup inactivity time (p. 70) option.
Simple scheme
Each backup is retained until its age exceeds a limit you specify. Then, it is either deleted or moved.
To set up deleting the backups:
 In Retention rules, select Delete backups older than…, and then specify the retention period.
To set up moving the backups:
 In Retention rules, select Move backups older than…, specify the retention period. Under Where
to replicate/move backups, specify the location.
The retention rules are applied after creating a backup. For the second and next locations, creating a
backup means copying or moving a backup there from the previous location.
Grandfather-Father-Son (GFS) scheme
Backups of each type (daily, weekly, and monthly) are retained for the periods you specify in Keep
backups, and then deleted.
The retention rules are applied after creating a backup. They are applied sequentially in the primary,
the second and all next locations.