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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…	34	3835	March 25, 2025
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Writing Descriptions Per Policy? General Topics	2	19	April 8, 2026
Config data to backup from inside folders, Different type of Policies, Store repo's config file inside repo General Topics	0	7	April 5, 2026
Snapshot GC failure: Could not undelete referenced content (deleted session blob, BLOB not found) - Kopia 0.22.3 / S3/MinIO Support	0	19	April 2, 2026
Unused blobs not being pruned Support	1	51	April 1, 2026
[SOLVED] Kopia ui no longer takes snapshots and I can't run Snapshot now Support	2	29	April 1, 2026
Error message from kopia Support	0	29	March 30, 2026
Can't open repository - kdrive General Topics	1	17	March 30, 2026
Including manual-only in kopia snapshot create Support	0	16	March 28, 2026
Ignoring files and folders on linux not working General Topics	1	22	March 27, 2026
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Long term archive General Topics	3	136	March 24, 2026
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Kopia UI can't open a repository anymore Support	6	199	March 21, 2026
Cold storage and file prefix General Topics	2	27	March 20, 2026
Copy / move snapshot history General Topics	0	24	March 17, 2026
Hetzner storage box: best practise General Topics	2	146	March 16, 2026
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Optimize kopia for Storj storage General Topics	5	352	March 15, 2026
Failed to create a snapshot - status : fatal Support	8	42	March 15, 2026
Too many levels of symbolic links Support	5	380	March 10, 2026
Snapshot suitable for media files? Space issues General Topics	2	67	March 9, 2026
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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…