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Creating Incremental Backup

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I have TI Home 2011. I attempted to create an incremental backup on my system, but it apparently did a full backup instead. I selected a "custom scheme" with "Incremental" as the backup method. I am confused as to how to relate this to an existing full backup. In the previous version of TI that I used, you would select a previous full backup and then it would ask if you want to create a full or incremental. When I select a full backup file on 2011, it says "the file is currently in use" and disables the "OK" button until I enter something in the backup name box. When I do enter something (like a "-2") after the existing name, then it creates a full backup instead of an incremental. What am I missing?

JohnD

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John,

Unlike 2010 where you could "add" an incremental backup to an existing full, incremental backups are defined as a task in 2011. In this task, the first backup is always a full. The following backups are incrementals.
If you have a full backup, move it to another directory. You cannot add an incremental to it. Set up a new task as incremental. After your new first backup (a full) will have completed, you can erase your previous full. Then run the backup task again, you will see the following on is an incremental.

Do not change the name of the TIB files manually. Let ATI handle them.

I am still a little confused. Do I initially add a backup, choose the "Incremental" backup option, create a backup (which will be a "Full"), then for the next backup, click on the "Back up now" button to the right of the original backup? This then generates an "Incremental" backup to that full backup? That means I don't want to use the "Disk and partition backup" from the "Add backups" section again to create an incremental? This creates a totally new backup?

John Dwyer wrote:
I initially add a backup, choose the "Incremental" backup option, create a backup (which will be a "Full"), then for the next backup, click on the "Back up now" button to the right of the original backup? This then generates an "Incremental" backup to that full backup?

Correct.