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Exclusion List Stopped Working - Acronis 2014

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I have been using Acronis True Image 2014 Premium 3 PC Family Pack on my desktop (Windows 7 Professional) and laptop (Windows 7) for two years.  On both computers, I make a monthly image backup of the boot drive (C:) and exclude large data files from the image.  The large data files (directories) are backed up daily using other software.  All is working fine on the laptop.  However, for some unknown reason, the data directories are no longer excluded from the image backup on the desktop.  This is a new problem.  Since I created the attached exclusion list using the Browse and Add button, the syntax should be correct.  After many successful previous backups with specified directories excluded, the exclusion list no longer works on the desktopo - the entire C: drive is backed up.

I have tried Reset to factory defaults and recreated the backup task from scratch several times - file exclusion has just decided not to work.  Does anyone know the reason why Acronis has suddenly refused to honor the exclusion list?  What is the solution?

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I believe your only choice is to create a new backup task and see that will work again when fresh.

There has been no changes in 2014.  Any chance you may have edited the file for another reason and the edit would have been the cause.

One of the most common reasons for  a good working task failing is the user makes a simple change to the task and that simple change causes the task to unravel.

Create a new task wih a new task name and point to a new folder or sub-folder.

Before my initial post, I actually tried your suggestion many times to make a new backup with specific directories excluded by starting fresh with a new task.  None worked.  Rather than a complete uninstall and reinstall of Acronis, I decided to delete the Acronis database and force the program to start fresh.  After deleting the database (by following the directions in one of your help files), the problem was corrected.

>>  One of the most common reasons for a good working task failing is the user makes a simple change to the task and that simple change causes the task to unravel.  <<  I agree with you that a user should not make edits to a task in the Acronis software; but that is a failing of the Acronis software, not the user.  Since starting with Acronis 2009, I have wasted much time with tasks that do not work properly after simple edits that were allowed by the software.  Acronis should devote resources to making the database robust.  Acronis gives the option to clone a task, which is good.  But after cloning, the user will most likely want to edit the cloned task, which is dangerous.

Ending on a positive note, Acronis has quickly recovered corrupted boot drives for me, which is why I still purchase the software.  I just wish that the interface was debugged instead of adding fancy new features.