Backup file name stuck on 'my partitions'
One of my new licences for TIH2012 running on Win7 SP1 will not save a drive backup image under the specified file name. The backup name includes which drive, date and user name. Attached image TIH2012_screen1.jpg shows the backup configuration - where it is to go to and the backup name required. The scheme specification is simply for a full backup, DVD 4.7Gb file division with maximum settings on both performance sliders.
However, when the task screen comes up after selecting "backup now", the file name being shown is the default 'My Partitions', and it is actually saved under that name despite the task specification. I have a screen image of that state too but only one attachment seems to be allowed. The situation is 100% repeatable.
On another license of TIH2012 running on WinXP SP3, the backup file name works as specified.
Both versions of TIH2012 are the same, downloaded and installed in Sep 2011.
Why is this so? what can I do to get the Win7 application to work with the correct specified backup name?
Davidk
Thank you. The intent was to specify a file name which included the drive/partition being backed up and the date thereof. Been using this system thru several versions of TIH.
That process works OK. Achieves the same end result as the one I had been using and clearly there's more than one way to kill a cat.
But I have to say that having a default file name that is different from the task name - and set in different screen boxes to boot - in only one OS version (the license running on WinXP had no issues like this) is complicated and not really user friendly. Taking just the task name - which previously was also the default file name and defaulting the rest would give backup files for every partition the backup was run for, all with the same file name: a disaster if ever I saw one coming. I hassled with this on 2 PC's for a day before resorting to the forum. That hassling bit included updating to the latest version, and the time taken to do that on 2 machines.
Maybe the coders should look at the usability functions of the code a bit closer during design and test.
Davidk
Yeh, i had a renaming issue a while back
When i first started using acronis i created a backup process and then later i wanted to change the name so i tried editing the backup settings and changing the name there but it wouldn't let me... it kept changing to default my_partitions name.
I later learnt that changing the backup name is not possible once you've already did a backup from it so to use a different name i had to create a whole new backup process.
User can choose the backup file name. Task name becomes the same name as the backup file name. If the backup file name needs to be changed, you need to use the destination/browse and create a new name--if it works. As for the contents of the name, note the example in image #2 where you have several choices.
Assigning or changing backup file name can only be done from this location.
