ATI 2020 - Acronis Cloud backup
Hi Steve
Thank you for the detailed info you provided in this post - it is very helpful to understand the distinctions in license and support.
I wanted to ask two more technical follow-up questions about the "hybrid" backup to the Acronis Cloud, which I was using in ATI 2019.
I am asking because I have been trying to use the new replication feature in ATI 2020 for a weekly + incremental backup, but have found the upload speed -- despite a high-speed connection -- makes a full backup impractical. It can run for 8 to 24+ hours for 70 GB of compressed data.
For Cloud backup, you mentioned the software uses a delta algorithm to determine what has changed from the original backup and to only upload those change in subsequent backups. This enables Acronis to delete older versions without compromising the integrity of the set. Given there is a size limit for the Cloud, could you advise how these two scenarios would be handled with a "weekly" backup scheme (maybe really "custom") where a full is taken on Sunday nights, and all others during the week would be treated as changes only:
1) File A is part of the original full backup to the Cloud and is changed several times during the week. At the end of the week (e.g. Sunday), for retention reasons (i.e. date or number of versions), the original (full) backup is automatically deleted. Since clean-up only happens after the new "full" is backed up, would the last, or each of the previous changes of File A be available for a restore?
2) File B is part of the original full backup to the Cloud and is NOT changed during the week. At the end of the week, assuming the same automated cleanup is run, would File B be available because it would be part of the new "full" or because the algorithm has somehow kept it for integrity reasons?
As an aside, are you aware of any input / response on what appears to be an unusable upload speed to the Acronis Cloud? I know there can be a lot of variables and can file a ticket with the specifics for my situation, but curious if this is a known issue.
Thank you for any advice you can provide.
- Robert


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