Entire PC back ups
I have a laptop with windows 7 Home Premium and Acronis TI 2015 installed and working fine
I just successfully created an "entire PC " back up to an external HDD
I assume I can update this back up?
My other option , I could periodically create "entire PC" updates . ( I have several spare external HDD's)
My question is there a best practice ie update the original back up or periodically make new ones?
Sorry if it looks like overkill but I have endured a hard drive failure. never again!!
Thanks
peter

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Mark,
Thanks for speedy reply with usefull content. I intend to start periodic series of "entire PC' backups to separate ext HDD's.
I can format and re use drives with older back up versions.
I will hold back from enabling previous versions until I have established a pattern of entire PC back ups.
Some time ago I had a computer issue of losing disk space . It took a computer repair shop some time and a few dollars to learn that accumulating copies of "previous versions "fies were the culprit.
BTW do you recommend I upgrade to Acronis 2017 from 2015?
Again many thanks.
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Peter:
You can control the amount of storage space used by Previous Versions. The attached picture shows where the setting is located.
Upgrading is up to you. The 2017 version has added a lot of new features. If any of them look useful then that might sway your decision.
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