Please help I cannot create a differential in Windows
Windows 11 Acronis bld40713
I have tried 5 times. If I make a full and then change a couple of files for test, then backup again it always does another full.
And I did select the differential scheme.
However I do not have the trouble with WinRE, I can do a full and there is the option:
Add to existing backup archive
And you can choose incremental or differential.
Why is this missing in the Windows GUI.
I tested all of this in WinRE and a full took about 30 minutes and the differential about 2.5 minutes.
Please help me figure it out.
I called support, waited a while, when it sounded like they were getting ready to answer, they hung up on me.
This trying to call happened 3 times.


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In WinRE if I make a full (about 30 minutes).
Boot into Windows, make a couple of minor changes.
Go to the WinRE again and make differential (about 2 minutes)
That file size is very small compared to the full.
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Now I performed the exact same in Windows GUI choosing differential scheme.
Made full (about 35 minutes)
Made a couple of minor changes.
Backup again (differential scheme was already chosen) took about 35 minutes.
And the backup size is about the same as full.
Then I don't need to view the activity log to know something is amiss.
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At the time I did not even think to look at the activity log, it would not
have done any good anyway.
A few days ago when I did all of this with incremental, this problem didn't exist,
seems to be only differential with the problem.
I am also starting a new post with another differential problem I have uncovered.
Edit:
Will do full backups only because of the way Acronis for whatever reason deals with the metadata.
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