TIBX weekly backup scheme with incremental - each TIBX lists ALL backups
I began using ATI 2020 on 11 January, with a weekly backup scheme: a full backup once per week, plus 6 daily incremental versions. The software is creating the full backup once per week, and an incremental all other days. At this point, I now have six TIBX files, the initial TIBX file, and the subsequent files with the sequential numeric suffix, e.g. "-0001", "0002", etc.
Each TIBX file is consistently about 80 GB, as expected. However, if you display the TIBX file in Windows File Explorer (Windows 10, 64-bit), each TIBX file lists EVERY backup / incremental since I began using this version. As of today, there are 32 individual backup files listed in each TIBX file - the lists are identical. Given that the size of each file is consistent (not growing), I suspect this is a "display" issue based on some kind of logic error. However, it is confusing as to what each TIBX actually contains for potential recovery purposes.
I have filed a ticket with Acronis and have been waiting for a follow-up. Has anyone else seen this? I have uploaded an example.
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Hi Steve,
Thank you for your reply and the relevant KB articles. I just finished talking with a support engineer and he clarified that the expanding and identical list shown of files for each TIBX file in Windows Explorer has been flagged, and will be addressed in an update.
He also clarified that the list I was expecting to see is currently only visible in the ATI application itself by clicking on the Backup tab, click on down-arrow for the backup, and then Clean-up versions (just to display list, don't actually delete). This is the display I was expecting to see - in my case, the weekly full backup and only it's incremental versions.
I am fine with this and he will be closing my ticket.
Thanks.
- Bob
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