Now that you are able
using Akeeba Backup to take regular backups
it's useful to know about the quota management
that Akeeba Backup offers.
This is especially useful
if you have limited disk space.
Quota management applies to the profile
and only to the backups taken
with that profile and not to all backups.
Select the profile that you wish to use
and click on configuration.
Here you can see a reminder
of which profile that it is which you are using.
If you scroll down until you
reach quota management
there are several different options available.
If you hover over any text on the left
you will get a popup explaining
what each option provides.
Once a backup file is removed
by the quota management
the record that a backup took place
will still exist.
This field here sets the maximum
number of obsolete records
to keep.
In other words records
of backups that took place
where the backup file has been removed
by the quota management.
If you enable the size quota
you can then set the quota
in megabytes of the ammount of disk
space you want to use for your backups.
For example if I choose
256 that
will mean that once I freach two hundred
and fifty six megabytes of backup files
the older ones
will be removed to provide space
for the newer ones.
You may also choose to enable the
count quota.
The count quota will keep a
specified number of backups.
As you can see
you can choose a predefined number
or enter your own here.
By selecting both size and
count quotas
you can ensure that your count
does not take you over your disk space limit.
Finally, save and close
to save the configuration
and repeat for any other
profiles that you may have.