Google Drive Backups Retention questions

Hello all

Has anyone any experience with managing Google Drive cPanel remote backups?

I have it set up and tested a backup - which worked flawlessly (well done CP )

I have two questions;

1) will backups to Google Drive save to different date folders?

2) How can i use the date to delete files older than e.g. 60 days?

In S3 you can set file lifecycle paramaters - I've search Google and can't figure out where these would be - in Drive / Apps script I assume.

So - can anyone advise where / how to set these parameters or have an example script they can share?

This articles is helpful, but would prefer to find one that is more specifically / tested with cpanel backups
Automatically delete files in google drive

 

Thanks for your reply.

Yes, I understand that Google Drive isn't positioned as a backup drive per se, however, I find it works quite well. I just need to find a way to autodelete older files and thought I'd ask the community if anyone has a reference for this.

Afterall - cPanel provided the solution - I'm assuming cPanel would understand the need for users to cycle out older files.

Otherwise - what's the point to add it to WHM backup remote destination?

Thank you

 

Hello - thank you for your comprehensive and clear reply. I think I understand now!

Backup Configuration - Documentation - cPanel Documentation

These apply to remote destinations also? I assumed (obviously wrongly) that this was for local backups on the same server - perhaps the documentation could specify that fact for users like me who need clarification ;-)

So - I am awaiting my test results for weekly backups to cycle out the oldest backup (not quite there yet). I'll update the thread if any further questions or issues come up.

Meanwhile, I appreciate your help.

R