Differential Backup
I recently acquired a WD 8 TB My Book and would like to back up my computer's data.
The method I'm using is differential. The amount of data that I am backing up is nearly 6 TB. So, with my settings, it backs up the 6 TB. Then the next 6 nights are differential backups, usually around 20 GB each. But then the backup halts because there is not enough room for another FULL backup.
According to the help file, here is the situation: "Always plan for one extra full backup, because the automatic cleanup happens after a new full backup is created, not before."
My issue is that I do not have room for a second full backup at this point. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'd prefer to go with the differential backup method. After the backup runs for 6 days, I have to manually delete all the data, and let it run a backup from there (a FULL backup and six differentials.)
Thanks in advance...
Dave


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Breaking the backup into smaller files is a great idea. I will give that a try. Thanks, Steve.
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