How to make SQL Server Agent job history less verbose? So, I've created a SQL Server Agent job, according to the answer to my prev question:







running nightly (at 2:11) according to the schedule:



There are 9 .bak files in 3 subdirectory of d:\backup\ source folder, 3 old bakup files are being deleted and 3 new is being created by another preceding SQL Server Agent job.  

The described here job copy-purges files but... what the heck the history of this Copy&amp;Purge BAKs SQL ServerAgent job  shows 96 items:



How to make it less verbose? 

Eventvwr.msc doesn't contain any eroors for the corresponding period of time (of job run).  

UPDATE:  

So, I've made these changes 



and it seems it simply truncates a per-job log:
Perhaps you need to uncheck this:



The job step properties screen allows you to prevent the output from the job being recorded in the job history.