save all back ups? (complete newbee)
Hi
As a complete newbee i have a question. Do all back ups need to be kept? At first i made a full back up : _full_b1_s1_v1 after that numerous backups followed till _inc_b1_s44_v1. Do all backups need to be kept in order to run a back up if needed?
Thanks for your answers in advance
wp
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It is a high risk strategy to have a high number of incremental backups. I usually limit the number to 5. If there is a problem with one of the incremental backups all subsequent incremental backups are rendered useless.
Ian
PS About a year ago my mother-in-law had problems with her PC. Many years ago when I set it up for her I installed ATI 2014. When I went to do the recovery the incremental backups were over 50, and it worked. (There was also a separate monthly backup with chain limited to 5 incrementals so all was not lost if it did not work.)
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Thank you both for your answers. I will create a new full back up and i shall reduce the periods for the incremental back up
Thanks again
grtz wp
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