diff -ruN e-smith-backup-2.4.0.p25/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/workstation-backup-dar e-smith-backup-2.4.0/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/workstation-backup-dar
--- e-smith-backup-2.4.0.p25/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/workstation-backup-dar	2014-02-08 20:06:35.000000000 -0800
+++ e-smith-backup-2.4.0/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/workstation-backup-dar	2014-02-08 20:56:33.000000000 -0800
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 }
 
 # create the directory mount point if it does not exist
-createTree ($mntdir);
+&createTree ($mntdir);
 
 # mount the backup directory
 my $err = &dmount($smbhost,$smbshare,$mntdir,$login,$password,$VFSType);
@@ -174,17 +174,17 @@
 }
 $report .= "Starting the backup with a timeout of ". int ($timeout/(60*60)). " hours\n";
 
-# expanding backup configuration file template
+# Expand backup configuration file template
+processTemplate ({TEMPLATE_PATH => "/etc/dar/$job.dcf"});
 
-processTemplate({
-        TEMPLATE_PATH => "/etc/dar/$job.dcf",
-    });
-
-# launching dar backup
-if (($deleteearly eq 'true') && (($incnum == 0))) # Allow delete before backup
+# If this is a new set and delete before backup is in use
+# then empty target directory of any .dar files
+if (($deleteearly eq 'true') && (($incnum == 0)))
 {
-    &removeTree ($setdirname);
-    &createTree ($setdirname);
+    foreach my $file (glob("$setdirname/*.dar"))
+    {
+        unlink $file or ldie("Error deleting old backup files in $setdirname : $!")
+    }
 }
 
 my $destination = ($deleteearly ne 'true') ? "$mntdir/$id/$bkname" : "$setdirname/$bkname";
@@ -199,10 +199,12 @@
 
 if ($deleteearly ne 'true') # Not DeleteEarly so move backup to $setdirname
 {
-    if ($incnum == 0) # Create new set directory
+    if ($incnum == 0) # If this is a new set then empty target directory of any .dar files
     {
-        &removeTree ($setdirname);
-        &createTree ($setdirname);
+        foreach my $file (glob("$setdirname/*.dar"))
+        {
+            unlink $file or ldie("Error deleting old backup files in $setdirname : $!")
+        }
     }
     foreach (bsd_glob("$mntdir/$id/*.dar")) # Move the backup files to the set directory
     {