Files & Folders Backup Setup Questions
Hi all,
Looking at creating a backup schedule for my data..So files and Folder backup. I want to set it to do one full backup once a month, once a week and once a day, so effectively 3 different schedules, but hoping these schedules will be incremental after the 1st one. Can Acronis do auto deletions of older backups based on criteria set by myself or at all?
Basically I have a 5TB NAS that I will be backing upto. Currently I will be backing up about 500MB as my 1st backup but after that, more than likely very small changes.
If there is a better way of doing backups I appreciate some guidance?
Cheers
John
The problem with ATI home is that the solution from Steve will create 3 full backups (one for each task).
There is no way to a single backup task with laddered frequencies as you want. Each backup task will be linked to a full backup.
When you do daily incremental backups, you can quickly end up with a long chain of incrementals, which tends to be a problem, since any pb in an intermediary file corrupts the entire backup afterwards.
Many users have files that don't change that much (videos, pictures, music, etc.) and files that change everyday (quickbooks/quicken, etc) AND for which you want to keep versions.
FOr files that don't change that much or that are irreplaceable, I wouldn't use Acronis file backups. Putting these files into a proprietary container is counterproductive. You can include them into a system backup once a month, and/or backup them more frequently if necessary using Windows File History or some sync software that keeps deleted files. For files that change often you want to keep versions of, you can use True Image home file backup daily and have another simple file copy or sync locally or in the cloud for redundancy.