Backup Filename Parameters @date@, @time@, more?
Each time I create a new backup task, acronis suggests a location like:
Z:\My Backups\MyBackup__@date@.tib
@date@ translates into the backup date. I tried @time@ and that worked.
J:\My Backups\MyBackup__@date@_@time@.tib produced a file name like:
J:\My Backups\MyBackup__10_25_2009_9h11m.tib
- Where are these filename parameters documented?
- Are there more? If y, What are they?
- Can the format of the date and time be changed?
I understand from a previous thread that the sequence number is always added as a suffix. Can the format of the sequence number be changed.
I am using version: Acronis True Image Home 2010.
Thanks in advance.
PB
Each time I create a new backup task, acronis suggests a location like:
Z:\My Backups\MyBackup__@date@.tib@date@ translates into the backup date. I tried @time@ and that worked.
J:\My Backups\MyBackup__@date@_@time@.tib produced a file name like:
J:\My Backups\MyBackup__10_25_2009_9h11m.tib
- Where are these filename parameters documented?
- Are there more? If y, What are they?
- Can the format of the date and time be changed?
I am using version: Acronis True Image Home 2010.
This issue is new to the 2010 version. There are 6 fields (date, time, user name, machine name, task name, task run number) and you can select them when generating an archive name as part of creating a backup. I use date-time-machine-run.
I don't know where the fields are documented, but I did ask support about the date format. With previous versions, date was in the logical YMD sequence. Using DMY is a fundamental programming error, especially since it can't be changed by the user.
The result is that backups are not filed in date/time sequence within the backup folder, which will get to be an absolute pain as the number of backups and increments increases.
Acronis need to fix this urgently, reverting to YMD as in TI version 11, or making date format a user option.
*/sigh*/ I'm talking twaddle - ignore this post
Warning!
If someone use this macros and the option splitting !!
See http://forum.acronis.com/forum/6622
At least you have a choice LOL! In the server version it is not optional and you can not get rid of it. You het @date and @time wether you want it or not! Count your blessing LOL. Acronis isn't even responding to the problems with their horrid, horrid naming conventions. They are a joke and a total waste of time!
Hello all!
First of all thank you for your comments and please accept our apologies for the delay with the response.
I would like to notify you that from now on we store all the information concerning the backup naming question in the following thread as far as this feature question is the major one at the moment, so please kindly refer to this one.
Other threads regarding the same theme should be merged to the specified topic for more convenient access to the customers' suggestions, complaints and ideas.
I would appreciate if you could let me know whether something still sounds confusing or you have any additional concerns related to the above question - I will be glad to help you!
Thank you.
** PLease disregard this post... I have moved my question here
Yana wrote: "I would appreciate if you could let me know whether something still sounds confusing or you have any additional concerns related to the above question - I will be glad to help you!"
The file name parameters are confusing to me. Please provide the file name documentation that includes the parameters that may be used in the file name definition. Also please provide the format and list any other details around backup file names. Please refer to the first post on this thread.
Thanks... Paul
Using Acronis 2014 @date@ and/or [date] and/or @time@ and/or [time] yields exactly that in the filename when documentations states it should be
_MM_DD_YYYY and ##h##m- can anyone shed light as to what is correct
Milton,
I'm unclear as to what you mean. Are you saying you are getting the word @date@ or @time@ shown in the file name, or the actual numerical date and time?
If you are referring to the format, it should be taking the format from your Windows region setup.