# Confusing wording: "Keep this number of backups"

**URL:** https://forum.duplicati.com/t/confusing-wording-keep-this-number-of-backups/1556
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [November 26, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/confusing-wording-keep-this-number-of-backups/1556 "2017-11-26T21:56:52Z")
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### Author: ![tophee](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/tophee/32/21_2.png) [@tophee](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/tophee)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2017, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/confusing-wording-keep-this-number-of-backups/1556/2 "2017-11-27T08:45:00Z")

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I just saw that @renestach proposed an even better UI for when “[Smart backup retention](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/maximum-backup-versions/1029/7?u=tophee)” becomes available. Here is his mockup from [Github](https://github.com/duplicati/duplicati/pull/2851):

 ![](https://forum.duplicati.com/uploads/default/original/1X/62463c598df9106020eaf0d1fcb279e1caa15309.png)

I like it very much, but I’m not sure when Smart backup retention will become available. It [seems to be available in the canary version](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/maximum-backup-versions/1029/27?u=tophee) as an advanced option `--retention-policy`, but even if that makes it into beta soon, the UI changes will probably take some extra time, so I would still suggest to implement the proposed rewording as a quick fix.

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