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Restore from Incremental Backup

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I am using Acronis Workstion 10 and have started to make incremental backups - sometimes at various times during the day. They are very quick - as are the full backups. I have been testing the software for restores from the bootable media and have the following question.

To inititate the restore I must go through the dialoges for where the backups are and where to backup to etc. I am also given the opportunity to view the individual incremental backup files during the day/s and can point to an individual file as the start point for the backup. I assumed that all files, including the full backup, prior to that point would be included in the backup and they are. I used disk management to format the partition for restore to get rid of all data and create a disaster recovery scenario. I assumed that the data following the incremental file point would not be included in the restore but that has not been the case. I have created test files subsequent to my restore point that are included in subsequent incremental backups and they are included in the restore process. I was under the impression that Acronis would work from the time of the incremental file backwards and exclude anything newer than that point. Am I missing something or doing something incorrectly?

Thanks for any input.

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Hello Victor_B!

Thank you for finding time to open the thread regarding this question, I will be glad to help you!

You are perfectly correct in all statements.

Every incremental image backs up the changes made to the system since the last backup. In order to recover the system to some particular point you need to choose the incremental created that day, and all the images prior to that point will be included to the recovery task as well. All the backups created later will be excluded and won't be restored.

I would advise you to take a look at the chapter 2.2 in the User's Guide - it contains the detailed description of the incremental principles of work and recovery, so you may find it useful.

Should you need anything else or have any further questions - feel free to contact us at your earliest convenience, we will be happy to help you!

Thank you!