Deleting older backup files - Not Happening

I have a job that backs up all my databases. The problems
is that I have it set to delete .BAK files older than 3
days, but it is not. Does anyone know why this could be?
If you have any suggestions please let me know.
Thanks.Make sure the SQL Agent login has the correct permissions on the files.
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"Shawn Ferguson" <sfergus2@.cscc.edu> wrote in message
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> I have a job that backs up all my databases. The problems
> is that I have it set to delete .BAK files older than 3
> days, but it is not. Does anyone know why this could be?
> If you have any suggestions please let me know.
> Thanks.|||By the time the delete starts, it has not been 3 days
yet ?. If this is scheduled through the maintenance plan
and your database backup is taking shorter time than
before, it will not delete the old backup files. You may
want to delete the files manually or setup a batch job (or
separate cmd job) to delete it......
>--Original Message--
>I have a job that backs up all my databases. The
problems
>is that I have it set to delete .BAK files older than 3
>days, but it is not. Does anyone know why this could
be?
>If you have any suggestions please let me know.
>Thanks.
>.
>|||Shawn
Looks like you are using database maintenance plan.
Check if you set 'attempt to repaire any minor problems' ,sometime it
causes to SQL Server to be set with single user mode.
"Shawn Ferguson" <sfergus2@.cscc.edu> wrote in message
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> I have a job that backs up all my databases. The problems
> is that I have it set to delete .BAK files older than 3
> days, but it is not. Does anyone know why this could be?
> If you have any suggestions please let me know.
> Thanks.|||This is very helpful article
http://www.sql-server-performance.com/ak_inside_sql_server_maintenance_plans
.asp
"Uri Dimant" <urid@.iscar.co.il> wrote in message
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> Shawn
> Looks like you are using database maintenance plan.
> Check if you set 'attempt to repaire any minor problems' ,sometime it
> causes to SQL Server to be set with single user mode.
>
>
> "Shawn Ferguson" <sfergus2@.cscc.edu> wrote in message
> news:0a7d01c3cedd$85e94f20$a101280a@.phx.gbl...
> > I have a job that backs up all my databases. The problems
> > is that I have it set to delete .BAK files older than 3
> > days, but it is not. Does anyone know why this could be?
> > If you have any suggestions please let me know.
> >
> > Thanks.
>