# Last backup was in the future - how to ignore the last backup?
**URL:** https://forum.duplicati.com/t/last-backup-was-in-the-future-how-to-ignore-the-last-backup/5782
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**Created:** [December 27, 2018, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/last-backup-was-in-the-future-how-to-ignore-the-last-backup/5782 "2018-12-27T09:38:52Z")
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### Author:  [@Foiler](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Foiler)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2018, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/last-backup-was-in-the-future-how-to-ignore-the-last-backup/5782/1 "2018-12-27T09:38:53Z")
I accidentally set my computer clock forward one year and the backup ran with the new date. Now after resetting the date I get this error:
The previous backup has time 17/12/2019 5:22:23 p.m., but this backup has time 27/12/2018 10:35:41 p.m… Something is wrong with the clock.
Is there any advanced setting to ignore the time of the last backup?
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### Author:  [@ts678](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/ts678)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/last-backup-was-in-the-future-how-to-ignore-the-last-backup/5782/2 "2018-12-27T12:46:45Z")
> [@Foiler](#):
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> Is there any advanced setting to ignore the time of the last backup?
The time test looks unavoidable (even if one looks in code before this):
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You might have to use the [delete](https://duplicati.readthedocs.io/en/latest/04-using-duplicati-from-the-command-line/#the-delete-command) command to remove that version. Easiest way is by [Commandline](https://duplicati.readthedocs.io/en/latest/03-using-the-graphical-user-interface/#using-the-command-line-tools-from-within-the-graphical-user-interface) in GUI, adjusting things as necessary. Compared to [backup](https://duplicati.readthedocs.io/en/latest/04-using-duplicati-from-the-command-line/#the-backup-command), the main format difference is the lack of source paths. You’d also want to specify a [–version](https://duplicati.readthedocs.io/en/latest/06-advanced-options/#version) (probably 0, but you can look at `Restore from` dropdown) or similar. Adding and checking [–dry-run](https://duplicati.readthedocs.io/en/latest/06-advanced-options/#dry-run) on a test run of `delete` will add confidence the 2019 version will be deleted.
> [@Foiler](#):
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> this backup has time 27/12/2018 10:35:41 p.m
Did it actually make one that you can restore from? I’d have thought the time issue would have blocked that, however if there’s really a 2018-2019-2018 sequence in `Restore from`, directions above need changing…
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### Author:  [@Foiler](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/Foiler)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/last-backup-was-in-the-future-how-to-ignore-the-last-backup/5782/3 "2018-12-27T19:10:06Z")
Thank you the Delete command worked perfectly.
There was only one future dated backup to delete (–version=0), so to answer your question, no the current real date backup had failed without creating a backup.