Confluence daily xml backups getting deleted

[vivekrao_k]

Hi Everyone,

we are using confluence 7.4.7 which is server based. we have scheduled daily XML backups which are happening properly in temp folder of confluence . but they are getting deleted automatically with in a day.

Kindly help us to know how can we customize or change the time period for the same.

Thank you in advance.

[Charlie Misonne]

The temp directory is not the best place to keep backups because there is a cleanup job indeed.
Did you specify that location yourself? Because when I look at a default configuration the backups are stored in the backups folder of the Confluence home directory.

• On the scheduled jobs page in the Confluence administration you will see a job called Clean Temporary Directory. Please check the settings of this job and adapt if necessary.
• You can also specify another location for the backups via Backup Administration. If custom backup paths are not enabled you can follow this documentation: Enabling Backup Path Configuration

Please be aware that those XML backups are not recommended as actual backups. When your instance grows those backups will take a lot of time and they are not always consistent.
It is better to use database backups and to backup you file system.

[Kishan Sharma]

Hi @vivekrao_k There was a suggestion about setting up retention policies in the Backup Administration configurations on confluence server, but it was not implemented due to limited demand. I couldn't find any such settings either, so as a workaround you can write a shell script and setup a cronjob so that it will copy the backup to some other location where you can retain it as per your needs.