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@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ To update the program, simply pull the latest changes from the Git repository an
 
 If you need to change the configuration settings, simply delete the `config.json` file and run the program again to be prompted for new configuration details.
 
-To delete old backups, the program will check for backups that are older than `local_retention_days` days (default 30) and delete them. To modify this time window, edit the `max_age_days` variable in the `delete_old_backups` method of the `MysqlDatabaseBackup` class.
+~~To delete old backups, the program will check for backups that are older than `local_retention_days` days (default 30) and delete them. To modify this time window, edit the `max_age_days` variable in the `delete_old_backups` method of the `MysqlDatabaseBackup` class.~~
+^^ This is no longer applicable, you can now set the retention time in the config.json
 
 ## Compatibility