diff --git a/hosts/common/snapper.nix b/hosts/common/snapper.nix
index b3d8432b9..b893ae313 100644
--- a/hosts/common/snapper.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/snapper.nix
@@ -20,10 +20,18 @@
     ALLOW_USERS = [ "colin" ];
     TIMELINE_CLEANUP = true;  # remove old snapshots every 24h
     TIMELINE_CREATE = true;  # take a snapshot every hour
-    TIMELINE_LIMIT_HOURLY = 12;
-    TIMELINE_LIMIT_DAILY = 7;  # keep snapshots for 1d ago, 2d ago, ... 7day ago
-    TIMELINE_LIMIT_WEEKLY = 4;  # keep snapshots for 7d ago, 14d ago, 21d ago, 28d ago
+
+    TIMELINE_LIMIT_HOURLY = 2;
+    TIMELINE_LIMIT_DAILY = 3;
+    TIMELINE_LIMIT_WEEKLY = 0;
     TIMELINE_LIMIT_MONTHLY = 0;
     TIMELINE_LIMIT_YEARLY = 0;
+
+    # TODO: enable these better settings, but i need higher capacity drives first!
+    # TIMELINE_LIMIT_HOURLY = 12;
+    # TIMELINE_LIMIT_DAILY = 7;  # keep snapshots for 1d ago, 2d ago, ... 7day ago
+    # TIMELINE_LIMIT_WEEKLY = 4;  # keep snapshots for 7d ago, 14d ago, 21d ago, 28d ago
+    # TIMELINE_LIMIT_MONTHLY = 0;
+    # TIMELINE_LIMIT_YEARLY = 0;
   };
 }