Duplicate files with symbol ~ after backup restore
Hi there,
I'm just using Acronis True Image 2016, and for the first time, I needed to restore my backed up files. As other people in the forum, I have files with the ~ sign, example:
Original: myfilename.jpg
Duplicate: myfilename.jpg~KLMAGIE
Both files have the same size and date.
The files with ~ sign were created after a file/folder restore from the .tib file in my external HDD to a new folder in my computer's HDD.
Those files remain even after closing Acronis True Image 2016 and after restarting the computer. Obviously, I got a lot of duplicate files with the ~ sign that have the same information as the original files.
How can I avoid to have those files during the next restore? (an spare me hours of searching and deleting those files)
Regards


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If you mount the backup .tib file and have hidden files/folders enabled in Windows, can you see these files in the backup too?
Files with ~ in the name are usually temporary/hidden files in Windows.
If you turn on the view to show hidden files and folders in Windows file explorer, you may just see these there if an application failed to close out that file properly. Normally, you'll just see them when the file is actively open though, but if they exist on the drive when the backup is taken, they will be there when the backup is restored too.
Usually, either you're seeing them now because you have the show hidden files/folders turned on, or after the restore, the hidden attribute somehow got removed. I have not seen the latter though, and supsect the files existed at the time the backup was created and hidden files/folders is now turned on.
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Bobbo_3C0X1
You are assuming facts not in evidence. None of what you suggest is there in my case.
I am currently dealing with this issue. I had to restore a failed drive. Did the Partition Restore and it works. Go to apply my daily incremental file backups since the full partition and get these bogus files.
Every incremental adds another file. The permissions are identical. I even turned off the 'Restore with prior permissions" setting and it still does this.
Why would a product NOT do CLEAN UP after itself, especially if it fails? Duh! This is programming 101, restore the system to it's original state if your program fails. This is PROPER coding and development.
Leaving residual files and not providing a clean up tool is just nonsense. I am having a heck of time finding all the files even with TreeSize.
Having this problem for 10+ years is just silly. Real developers care about the QUALITY of their product and fix these bugs. So sad. Acronis USED to be a good company.
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