diff --git a/PVE/Storage.pm b/PVE/Storage.pm
index 3aa2100..e109c02 100755
--- a/PVE/Storage.pm
+++ b/PVE/Storage.pm
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ sub lock_storage_config {
     }
 }
 
-# FIXME remove maxfiles for PVE 7.0
+# FIXME remove maxfiles for PVE 8.0 or PVE 9.0
 my $convert_maxfiles_to_prune_backups = sub {
     my ($scfg) = @_;
 
diff --git a/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm b/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm
index 318d13a..f0c15d5 100644
--- a/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm
+++ b/PVE/Storage/Plugin.pm
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ my $defaultData = {
 	    optional => 1,
 	},
 	maxfiles => {
-	    description => "Maximal number of backup files per VM. Use '0' for unlimted.",
+	    description => "Deprecated: use 'prune-backups' instead. " .
+		"Maximal number of backup files per VM. Use '0' for unlimted.",
 	    type => 'integer',
 	    minimum => 0,
 	    optional => 1,
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ sub parse_config {
 	    type => 'dir',
 	    priority => 0, # force first entry
 	    path => '/var/lib/vz',
-	    maxfiles => 0,
+	    'prune-backups' => 'keep-all=1',
 	    content => { images => 1, rootdir => 1, vztmpl => 1, iso => 1, snippets => 1},
 	};
     }