# Maximum backups setting ignored

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/maximum-backups-setting-ignored/102076
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 15, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maximum-backups-setting-ignored/102076 "2018-11-15T00:50:53Z")
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### Author: ![gerhard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gerhard/32/119479_2.png) [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2018, 12:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maximum-backups-setting-ignored/102076/2 "2018-11-16T12:24:34Z")

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> [@sebastien](#):
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> We are using [v2.2.0.beta4 +19]

The behavior for backups changed in beta 3. See [Backup location](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-location/100397) for more information on that.

Essentially, backups are either store locally or on S3. In your case it’s S3 and since you disabled the cleanup on S3 it will ignore the `maximum_backups` setting. Backups aren’t stored on your local disk anymore. The “Backups” tab in the admin section will show you the files stored on S3 and deleting a backup on that tab will remove it from S3.

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