Copying backups to a second USB drive
First here are two images:
Top is before a new differential.
Bottom is after a differential.
As you can see, Acronis changed the date of the full to match the date of the last differential.
On the 29th all was copied to a second USB.
On the 30th I made another differential.
Now if I copy only the last differential to a second USB (MyBackup-0004.tibx)
and not copy the full again to the second USB (Full is already there) with a date of 9/29/2023,
would I be able to still restore from the second USB?
Or will I need to recopy the full again every time I do a differential?


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I guess Acronis programmers decided to make it hard and place this data in the full.
Whereas Reflect (as you know) can create an incremental or differential and that latest file/s is all that needs to be copied over.
It just makes you wonder why they (Acronis) used a HARD technique instead of the KISS technique.
At least I as you do, use Reflect also.
I guess I will just do a Full only sometimes with Acronis.
I could (and just my opinion) hope Acronis would send some programmers over to Macrium to learn how to write user friendly backup software. Again just a hope.
Edit:
Your answer sums it up well.
The way Acronis handles the files is a mess.
Just curious, why do you stay with Acronis?
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Just curious, why do you stay with Acronis?
I stay in part because like many users I have perpetual licenses for True Image going back to version 9.0; in part because I get access to the latest version via the MVP programme, but mainly because I enjoy being able to help other users in these forums, which in turn benefits me in keeping my brain active along with being able to continue to learn new information!
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