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Recycling Media
Data Protector keeps track of data on every medium used. When
configuring a backup, you protect your data from being overwritten by
newer backups for a specified time. See Chapter 5, “Backup,” on page 151
for detailed information.
Keep in mind that on all media there may be data from several backup
sessions. Each session can contain data from several backup objects (file
systems).
Recycling removes the data protection from all backed up data on the
medium, thus allowing Data Protector to overwrite it during one of the
next backups. Recycling does not actually change the data on the
medium, it only tells Data Protector that this data is not protected
anymore. This option is not available for media in free pools.
For instructions on how to change the protection of a specific session or
an object, see Chapter 9, “Managing the Data Protector Internal
Database,” on page 381.
How to Recycle
Media
In the Devices & Media context, browse for a medium, right-click it and
click Recycle. For detailed steps, refer to the online Help index keyword
“recycling media”.