xor42 wrote:Are you also confirming that "max versions" refers only to the versions in the versioning folder and, thus, a max of 3 versions means a total of 4 actual backups (1 live and 3 versioned backups)?
Yes.
xor42 wrote:Since all backups are a version of some kind, perhaps it would help if we referred to the current backup as simply the "current backup version" and all previous versions as the "archived versions". It's to the point and avoids semantic confusion
Versions are Versions (with date/time-stamps to show that, and when it happened, stored in a special repository for the purpose). In the case of a Backup or Mirror, 'backups' are files that have been copied to Destination but have not (yet?) been Versioned (that is, 'been turned into a Version').
Remember that Versioning can also apply to Synchronization, and be configured on both sides, In this scenario, where the concept of a 'backup' file doesn't really apply (the files are simply the same file on two sides, which either are - or are not (yet?) - the same), Versions represent recent changes to those files. But 'backups' as a concept don't exist in that scenario. They're just 'live' files on each side, and optionally older Versions of them in a repository on each side. Any wording we use has to reflect that, or at least not exclude the possibility.
This is how it works in our software. We're not going to change it and confuse existing users.