borg prune --keep-daily 7 --keep-weekly 4 --keep-monthly 6 /backup/repo

Category: Backup & Restore

borg prune --keep-daily 7 --keep-weekly 4 --keep-monthly 6 /backup/repo

Delete archives outside a retention policy

Removes archives that fall outside keeping 7 daily, 4 weekly and 6 monthly backups, based on archive timestamps. Disk space is only reclaimed by the follow-up borg compact, which is a normal part of the workflow. Prune never touches the newest archives.
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