The specified file does not exist.
I just got TI 2016. I created a back up to run incrementally with no compression. My first full backup was fine. I then tested to see how the software would deal with files getting edited, deleted, and created. I set a schedule. Now everytime it launches on schedule I get:
The specified file does not exist.
Ignroing works and when I check the incremental back up the files are correct.
What's going on?
The backup is to a dfferent harddrive in the same computer.
The issue is coming from me changing things in the folder of the original back up. Hitting Ignore is the result I want...but why does Acronis not just make the copy if things have changed.
I was doing Incremental and I was getting the error. So I tried Differnetial and got the same issue.
According to Acronis support: https://kb.acronis.com/content/49478
This is by design...but this is frustrating. If my folder I'm backing up is an active folder I use daily then how do I set a schuedule to back it up with the changes?
Can anyone help with this?
Yes, manual deletion of backups is not supported - it is documented becuase the Application expects those files to be there as it is logging changes when backups are made and when deleting them through the application, but is not aware of changes you make to the backup .TIB files when done outside of the application.
http://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/documentation/ATI2016/#13712.html
"Deleting backups and backup versions
When you want to delete backups and backup versions you no longer need, please do it by using the tools provided by Acronis True Image 2016.
Acronis True Image 2016 stores information on the backups in a metadata information database. Therefore, deleting unneeded backup files in Windows Explorer will not delete information about these backups from the database. This will result in errors when the program tries to perform operations on the backups that no longer exist."
If you make all of the changes within the application itself this should not be an issue. Just use the cleanup rules to remove older backups as needed. From the same Article...
"To configure automatic cleanup rules for a backup:
- Go to the Backup section.
- Perform one of the following:
- For a new backup, click Add backup, choose Create new backup, select backup source and destination, and then click Options.
- For an existing backup, select the backup from the backup list, click Operations, choose Edit settings, and then click Options.
- On the Backup scheme tab, select Custom scheme, select a backup method, and then click Turn on automatic cleanup.
- Configure cleanup rules for the backup. Refer to Custom schemes for details.
To delete a specific backup version:
- Start your computer by using bootable media. Refer to Arranging boot order in BIOS for details.
- In the Recovery section, click Refresh backups. This will update the backup list. If you cannot find the target backup in the list, or the backup is located on removable media, click Browse for backup, and provide the path to the backup.
- Depending on type of the backup, go to the Disk backups or File backups tab.
- Right-click the backup version that you want to delete, and then click Remove. The opened window displays the list of backup versions that will be deleted. See below why this list may contain more than one backup version.
- To confirm the deletion, click Delete."
Missed your other question earlier... yes, you can setup scheduling - as often as every 2 hours if need be (or create a nonstop backup instead). Scheduling is explained in the user guide - specifically here:
http://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/documentation/ATI2016/#7941.html
You may also want to conider the type of backups that are being taken the how many version chains of those backups you want to keep. I'd recommend something like a full backup to start, incrementals for 6 incremental daily backups which would give you a week. Keep the number of version chains desired (1 chain = 1 week in this example if you don't run any other incrementals manually) and turn on automatic cleanup to remove older version chains as needed.