Backup file naming
Acronis Backup 12 appears set in its ways on naming backup files: [name of device] + [long-and-unique hexademical string].
When examining a directory of such backup files sorted by FILENAME, the order is haphazard. Silly old me would prefer the filenames to reflect date of creation, something along the lines of [name of device] + [YYYY_MM_DD_HH_MM_SS] + [long-and-unique hexadecimal string]. Such filenames would naturally sort into order of creation.
Yes, yes, with a click I can sort the files by date! In any case, naming files with human-useful information so they are clearly identifiable SEEMS like a win-win.
Is there any way to "influence" file naming in Acronis Backup 12?

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Renaming the files occurred to me, but it seems a bit untenable given that the XML file (paired with each TIB file) references the filename in numerous places. So one would need to be mighty careful with the renaming-the-files-and-editing-the-XML, which seems like a bad idea. Sorting by Date Modified is definetely safer. ;-)
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