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Backup is a mess

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I have a WD USB3 1T External H.D. that I use as a backup. I don't know if I should use the software that came with it or use (Acronis True Image Home 2010) My Data Drive is D:\ and my backup is E:\ When I change things in my Data Drive it backs it up but after a while I end up with 50 gigs of change and redundant data and it looks like a mess. It sounds to me that a mirror drive might be a lot better than a backup? Then when I want to delete some of the data on my Backup it won't let me and tells me that it isn't there. I always backup up manually which always works and now when I am using a backup all I have is a mess.

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Hi Richard,

Mirroring is a fine approach of backup when your content doesn't change and when you don't need to preserve versions. I use it for films, for example, and to archive key TIB files.
If your content changes a bit and you want to preserve a few versions, hybrid software like SyncBack or Mirrorfolders can achieve this.
If your content changes and you want to keep versions and manage the history of these versions and deleted files, Acronis does this very well.

Finally, Acronis is very good at imaging a disk so that you can get your computer back, up and running with a new disk.

If you use Acronis, be careful not to tamper manually with the TIB files. Set your rules to do incremental/differentials and a new full often enough that the last full is not too old for you to go back to, set your retention rules and let the software manage the backups.