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ATI 2015 Forgets Backup Settings

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I recently rebuilt my desktop and did a fresh install of ATI 2015. Now I find my Daily backup (Incremental) keeps for getting its settings and switches itself to no schedule.

I'll edit the settings and it will work for a few days, then stops again. I've tried deleting the backup and re-entering it, but it seems to pull up the settings I had in there for a one-time (no schedule) backup event though that BU no longer exists. (I had it there when I was rebuilding the machine to do a backup after various phases of the rebuild.)

Before I uninstall, reinstall and then recreate my various backups I figured I'd see if anyone else had this problem and had a fix.

Also, anyone have a list of what to do to TOTALLY remove all traces of ATI from a system. If I do have to reinstall I want to make sure EVERYTHING is gone from this install.

Thx

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Yes, I have experienced similar problems; if you restore your operating system, from an Acronis image, or reinstall Acronis, Acronis fails to pick up, from where it left off, with incremental, or differential backups!

In my case, I have that found it performs a full backup, to a different plan

For example, I have a plan (for files and folders) for daily differential backups, for 25 days! However, after a restore of the operating system (or re-installation of Acronis), I find that after, performing a full backup, the next is an incremental, rather than differential!

I haven't found a fix, for this problem, but to avoid confusion/corruption, I start from scratch! That is perform a clean install of Acronis, and then re-create my plans!

How do I do this, well I un-install Acronis (Programs and Features) and restart my computer

I then run regedit! and look at the software tabs

HKEYS Current User
HKEYS Local Machine

And delete any keys, with a name Acronis (Sometimes, they have been removed, during the un-insall process)

Next open my Operating System folder - Your C Drive and then I open the Programs Files (x86) folder, and again, delete the Acronis Folder!

Finally, I use my free version of CCleaner, to clean any left overs!

https://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

I reckon that this is clean enough!

Brian wrote:
if you restore your operating system, from an Acronis image, or reinstall Acronis, Acronis fails to pick up, from where it left off, with incremental, or differential backups!

Best solution under this circumstance is to NOT use an existing task but start over with a new task pointing to a new storage folder. If the restore included a scheduled task(s), those scheduled tasks will run but under a revised number such as v1-2. Or, If the task you restored is wanted to wanted over exactly (not recommended) you will need to delete the inc or dif which did the restore. For example, if it was slice s6 which did the restore, you will need to delete S6 (or make a complete duplicate set if wanted.) plus s7 or later s#. Reason for the deletion is that S6 used for the restore did not exist at backup time and if left undeleted, there is a name conflict which will result in the V1-2 numbering.
I recommend not to use tasks over following a restore. Clone if you wish with new task names and new folder names.

I have a plan (for files and folders) for daily differential backups, for 25 days! However, after a restore of the operating system (or re-installation of Acronis), I find that after, performing a full backup, the next is an incremental, rather than differential!

I believe what is running is whatever tasks was restored--maybe multiples. My recommendtion is stop any restored task from running and restart with new tasks pointing to new storage folders.

GH64. 71342: 2015 How to save a non-scheduled task.

AGH-1. 64640: Do's & Don'ts--Hints to help prevent issues with your TIB.

Depending upon the type of backup scheme you wish to create, here is an example of each type. These can be set up for Disk image, or Partiton, or Files-folders backups. These example show how to set up automatic cleanup so the program will do the deletion after it reaches your set goal of how many chains to retain.

Editing an existing task is not my recommendation. Results never as expected. Better to start with a new task using a new non-identical task name and point to a new storage sub-folder so each task has it own storage folder/sub-folder.

GH11. Create Custom Full Backup Scheme....Store/Keep 4 versions (chains). Use whatever number best fits the individual needs..

GH12. Create Custom Incremental Backup Scheme. ...Keep Full plus 6 Inc per chain. Store/Keep 4 chains. Use whatever number best fits your needs.

GH13. Create Custom Differential Backup Scheme. ...Keep Full plus 2 Diff per chain. Store/Keep 2 chains. Use whatever number best fits your needs.

Hi GroverH,

Thank you for this advice, but yes, I do start a task, all over again, if I restore my operating system; just as you indicate at GH13.

However, isn't it a pity that that Acronis cannot design their software to recognise where it has left, off, when you do a restoration of your operating system, from an image.

As a belt and braces man, I also use "Genie9 Pro Backup Manager", to backup my files and folders.

This has an "index", which if you restore, after a restoration of your operating system, from an "Acronis image, allows Genie9 Pro Backup Manager", to continue, from where it left off, before the restoration of the operating system - Restoring the index, takes about 5 seconds!

Genie9 Pro Backup Manager, has never let me down, but sadly I cannot say the same for Acronis, especially in this type of incident!

Unfortunately, "Genie9 Pro Backup Manager", doesn't have the facility to create an image of my operating system.

If it did, I would dump Acronis!

However, as yet, I have not found anything better than Acronis (2014), for backing up my operating system, provided you do it using the recovery cd rom.

I have long had the view, that the designers and Executives, at Acronis have contempt for their customers