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If I've done an incremental backup with a couple of increments, can I delete the last increment and still recover the backup? Thanks

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Assuming that you use the program's Delete function, then yes, the newest most recent incremental can be deleted as what is left can be recovered.

Be aware that an inc can be selected for restore such as inc #3. The restore will be the full-1 and inc 2-3 only.
If you have inc 4 and 5, these will not be restore as #3 was the selected restore.

The below is the Acronis Backup Explorer view. It has many options, one of which is the DELETE opton for tib backups.
The user can select the most recent newest backup for deletion; or if some earlier backups are selected for deletion, then all the newer backups must be deleted as well. One good feature about this DELETE option, is that the program will tell you how many files willl be deleted and the user must confirm the DELETE as wanting to be done.

Note: this deletion of backup relates only to those created by this specific task. If you have other tib backup tasks with tib backup files to be deleted, you will need to open each task individually and delete that group using the same procedure as detailed in the prior paragraph. There is no one single DELETE OPTION that will delete all backup files as any deletion by the program is done at TASK LEVEL.