Kopia Forum

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PLEASE READ: Don't use --safety=none for routine maintenance General I’ve noticed folks here often paste command line examples involving running: $ kopia maintenance --safety=none I can’t stress this enough: This is NOT recommended for most users and could be outright dangerous in so…	33	4115	March 25, 2025
Welcome to Kopia User Forum	0	4593	August 20, 2020
Switching two external drives once a montn General Topics	3	57	July 5, 2026
Problem rotating external HD with "repository sync-to" General Topics	0	28	July 4, 2026
Use existing Windows shadow copy for kopia backup General Topics	0	44	June 29, 2026
Does kopia supports LDAPS authentication? General Topics	0	21	June 22, 2026
Maintenance task not running because of time skew but both kopia's docker container clock and the host's one are synced Support	2	36	June 20, 2026
alist webdav repository clock skew General Topics	1	117	June 17, 2026
Exclude all except a folder? Support	8	139	June 14, 2026
Do I need to retake full backup regularly? General	9	213	June 12, 2026
Find Rules Conflicts and config file compatbility with Windows using / slash Support	0	32	June 7, 2026
Failed to open repository when running diff Support	0	30	June 7, 2026
Ignore folder except 1 subfolder General Topics	11	195	June 7, 2026
How to fix missing blobs? Support	16	870	June 4, 2026
Portable Binary on Linux General Topics	1	34	June 2, 2026
Snapshots from 2 computers with the same path and username Support	0	46	May 30, 2026
Kopia Server ACL allows snapshot listing but not directory listing Support	1	31	May 30, 2026
Default password for control API / --server-control-password? Support	0	29	May 30, 2026
Reporting what has been done/changed between snapshots General Topics	0	38	May 30, 2026
Appimage Version Not Running Maintenance? Support	0	37	May 30, 2026
Repository server use and client setup General Topics	2	38	May 29, 2026
Best Practices for Mac Backups, Cloud Storage Choices, and Folder Selection General Topics	5	113	May 27, 2026
Choosing File-System for Backup? General Topics	10	145	May 26, 2026
KopiaUI: Remove old repos? General Topics	0	52	May 25, 2026
Kopia ignores hard limit General Topics	0	29	May 25, 2026
Does kopia snapshot verify write to disk? General Topics	0	38	May 23, 2026
How to properly setup kopia repository server via docker? General Topics	2	902	May 23, 2026
Daily backup schedule using CLI Support	1	67	May 23, 2026
Choosing Compression Support	3	76	May 22, 2026
Kopia Repository Server Protocol General Topics	4	93	May 22, 2026

PLEASE READ: Don't use --safety=none for routine maintenance

I’ve noticed folks here often paste command line examples involving running: $ kopia maintenance --safety=none I can’t stress this enough: This is NOT recommended for most users and could be outright dangerous in so…