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• Hourly snapshots are kept for 48 hours.
• Daily snapshots are kept for four weeks.
• Weekly snapshots are kept for eight weeks.
• Monthly snapshots are kept for as long as there is sufficient capacity. (The last weekly snapshot in a
month becomes the monthly snapshot for that month.)
The Smart Snapshot Management feature does not prune manual snapshots.Note
Rolling Back
You can replace a shared folder or LUN with an earlier version by rolling back to a snapshot.When you roll
back to a snapshot, the entire shared folder or LUN is replaced with the version captured by the snapshot.
All snapshots that were taken after the snapshot that was used for rolling back are deleted. For information
about how to roll back to a snapshot, see Roll Back to a Snapshot Using Recovery Mode on page 114.
Clones
You can copy a snapshot to become a new independent shared folder or LUN. Changes made to the clone
do not affect the parent shared folder or LUN and changes made to the parent do not affect the clone. For
information about how to clone snapshots, see Clone Snapshots on page 116.
View and Change Share Snapshot Properties
You can control the type of snapshot management, the schedule, and access for individual shares.
To view and change the snapshot properties of a share:
1. Log in to the ReadyNAS.
2. Select Shares > Shares.
A list of shared folders and LUNs on each volume displays.
3. Select the shared folder or LUN that you want to configure.
4. Click the gear icon.
The shared folder or LUN settings pop-up menu opens.
5. Click the gear icon in the pop-up menu.
6. Select the Snapshots button.
7. Change the settings as explained in the following table.
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