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I'm trying to get SQL Server 2008 R2 to perform a full backup of each database on a nightly basis and overwrite the existing backup files in the folder from the previous night.<br />
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I have a maintenance plan running and the backup runs each night successfully, but the files are not being overwritten. &nbsp;My maintenance plan is creating a backup file for every database as it should.<br />
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Inside of the maintenance plan dialog, I have the box checked &quot;backup set will expire&quot; and then I selected the radio button &quot;after&quot; with a value of 1 day.<br />
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What am I missing so that SQL Server 2008 R2 will overwrite the files?<br />
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Thanks
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I'm trying to get SQL Server 2008 R2 to perform a full backup of each database on a nightly basis and overwrite the existing backup files in the folder from the previous night.

I have a maintenance plan running and the backup runs each night successfully, but the files are not being overwritten.  My maintenance plan is creating a backup file for every database as it should.

Inside of the maintenance plan dialog, I have the box checked "backup set will expire" and then I selected the radio button "after" with a value of 1 day.

What am I missing so that SQL Server 2008 R2 will overwrite the files?

Thanks

SQL Server 2008 R2 - Full Nightly Backup Overwrite

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. Major improvements include the  Always On technologies and support for unstructured data types.