# Backups not rotating

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-not-rotating/32534>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [August 26, 2015, 9:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-not-rotating/32534 "2015-08-26T09:05:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2015, 9:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-not-rotating/32534/2 "2015-08-26T09:20:49Z")

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We changed the Discourse default from a backup every day to a backup every 7 days.

There is no provision for “rotating” in the code, it’s “keep last X” only.

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