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Incremental backup with automatic full versions after 10 increments

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Hi,

I want my True Image to do incremental backups, as I do daily backups and even the increments can be 10 GB per day.

Every 10th increment, I want a full backup (for safety), though. This however seems not to work. I attached my settings and a screenshot of the verison chain consolidation menu. See here:

http://forum.acronis.com/system/files/forum/2014/02/55657/settings.jpg
http://forum.acronis.com/system/files/forum/2014/02/55657/chain.jpg

What am I doing wrong and how can I fix this? Thanks!

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Something occurred after backup b1_s8_v1 or s9_v1. Examine the log files for those two backups in an attempt to determine what comment or error messages.

Perhaps it was a consolidation error as I do not know which error for sure. What occurred is not normal and my suggestion is that you cease to use this backup task and start a new task.

Based on your comments, you want to keep 1 full plus IO Inc and this illustration is configured for your settings.
This illustration avoids the errors often caused by consolidation as no consolidation is used below. Instead automatic cleanup which is automatic deletion of oldest files after the user quota of 1 chain (11 Files) is reached. Note all the comments inserted into the picture.
The program will not perform any deletion until after the new full replacement backup has been completed so you must allow space for the extra backup. If you have additional storage space, increase the number of chains kept from 1 to some higher figure. A figure of keeping 2 chains would cause your space requirement to increase by whatever a full chain of 11 files occupies.

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Ok I can create a new task.

How can I keep using the previous files and their versions.

Also I don't want to "only" store 10 versions. I am sure my backup can last back hundreds of versions until I run out of disk space.

What would I do then?

I recreated a task, but couldn't add the old versions into it.

Thanks

In post #1 above, my selection of 10 was a continuation of what I thought your intention was.
Note instruction #5 which is to store 1 chain, you certainly can increase the number of chains (instruction 5) to a larger number. For example, if each of your chains is 1 day (1 full +10 inc), then increasing the instruction 5 from1 to 7 would increase your storage of 7 days or 77 files (7 x 11). Or, change the instuction 5 to any number you choose. I wouuld NOT increase the number of incrementals (10 inc) due to the risk factor of having larger number of incrementals depending upon one single full backups.