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entire pc backup split into 4.2g files

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Hi, I have a backup scheduled to backup my entire pc to an external 1.7Tb usb drive daily, with an incrmental backup running every two hours after the full backup finishes. the shedule is running ok, but acronis is splitting the full backup into 4.2gb files ( lots of them), rather than generating a single full file. I am having difficulties finding where to turn the automatic file split option off, or how to increase the file size.

full backup is 717Gb.

incremental files typically 267Mb.

 

 

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Kerry:

Your external USB drive is probably formatted as FAT32, which has a maximum file size limitation of about 4 GB. If you want your backups to be entirely contained in one single file, the file size will exceed this limit, so TrueImage splits the file into multiple pieces.

If you reformat your external USB drive as NTFS, then your backups will be contained in a single file.