Large files size of image backups
I've been using Acronis backup since 2009 version and it's saved my butt many times. . Now on version 2020 build 38530. I have just updated my system to a 1TB SSD and reloaded windows. The C drive shows that I am using about 220GB of space but when I do an image backup the image file is about 310GB in size. Way more than I would have expected. Previously on my old 1TB HD I had 3 partitions of Win XP, Win 7 and Win10 which was about 225 GB total and the image backup files were about 150GB in size.
Anyone have any idea why the backup file should be so large??
Thanx in advance..


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Also the icon for a backup task will show a computer monitor for Entire PC backups, a physical disk hard drive for Disk and Partitions backup and a file folder for Files and Folder backups. Easy to see immediately what type of backup task is configured.
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Many thanx Steve and Bruno. Yes that was the issue. Somehow I had checked another drive when I did my first backup. The new backup files is now 136GB which is what I would have expected.. :-)
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Paul, glad this is resolved - thanks for the feedback.
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