.in-use File, Multiple Connections, DR Testing.

Jan 13, 2026
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Hi all.

I'm looking to setup another PBS in a separate location purely to test restores in a DR scenario from our S3 backup. When I try to connect another PBS to the same bucket I get an error, as expected, saying the bucket is in use. I could connect my remote test system and select overwrite in use marker but what are the implications to the existing PBS that needs to carry on unaffected? On my test system I deleted the .in-use file and everything carried on without problems.