Starting a fresh backup set
I've got a long differential backup series that I'd like to start fresh with. Specifically, I'd like to delete all the existing initial and subsequent differential backups, and have TIH recreate a fresh initial backup the next time it runs.
What's the best way to accomplish this:
- Deleting the files in Windows Explorer - then TIH will realize there's nothing there and it will start fresh
- Cloning the backup settings in TIH and then deleting the backup from TIH - choosing "delete" instead of remove
- some other way(?)


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This isn't a setting I could determine in advance. Without going into detail, "the time has come" and I need to clear them now, though. :)
So would you agree that the "safest" way to do this is to first "clone settings" then choose "clean up versions" (selecting all files) - and if that cannibalizes my backup task itself, I'd still have it in the cloned version?
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You can try using the 'clone settings' option for your backup but I seem to remember that there were some issues with this option with .tibx backups in 2020, so please test this.
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"Clone settings" successfully transferred all settings over. (Was there some other problem I should be looking for?)
"Clean up versions" removed just the files but left the backup settings completely intact.
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That is good to hear Eliezer, I may be thinking back to something in the ATI 2021 Beta testing - things tend to merge all together at times!
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