Purge command: You must provide either filename fiters, or a list of paths to remove

[jrast]

I search for a method to remove some files from all backups and found the “purge” command. I tried to use the command as explained in these posts:

How can I instantly remove deleted files? -> I can't

Are you actually using the delete command (for removing an entire backup run) or the purge command (to remove specific files from a backup)? Usage: delete <storage-URL> [<options>] Marks old data deleted and removes outdated dlist files. A backup is deleted when it is older than or when there are more newer versions than . Data is considered old, when it is not required from any existing backup anymore. –keep-time= Marks data outdated that is older than . –keep-versions= Marks data outda…

Manualy remove files from backup

i did make a mistake and i backuped the wrong path my backup now is unnecessary great can i remove the wrong path form my backup set or do i have to wait for the retention time

I created a batchfile with the following content:

SET DUPLICATICLI="C:\Program Files\Duplicati 2\Duplicati.CommandLine.exe"

%DUPLICATICLI% purge "file://E:\BackupLaptop\" ^
  "C:\Users\jrast\Pictures\TestCatalog\Cache" ^
  --dbpath="C:\Users\jrast\AppData\Roaming\Duplicati\BDWOZVBHJF.sqlite" ^
  --dry-run

However, I only get this response:

You must provide either filename filters, or a list of paths to remove

What’s wrong with this command? I also tried the --include=... parameter, but the output is the same.

I’m using duplicati 2.0.3.5_canary_2018-04-13