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2 new problems:
1) I've defined a new backup with backup protection (password) .
This backup has not been started yet. (Will be tonight, 100 GB)
I know my passwort, and I want to change it, but now I cannot change the passwort, since option "advanced / backup protection" has disappeared!?!

2) I'm not satisfied with scheme options.
I want an incremental backup every 6 hours. Every week should stay a full backup.
I do NOT want to delete all full backups older than (e.g.) 4 weeks, though i do NOT want to keep all the incremental backups the whole time.
All incremental backups should be deleted after (e.g.) 2 full backups (= 2 weeks).
All (weekly) backups older than 3 month schould be deleted BUT 1 backup per month.
(Further on I would appreciate delete all (monthly) backups older than 2 years BUT 1 backup per year.)

I can't even do this by batch-file, as backups are named strange "..._inc_b18_s16_v1.tib" so I don't know what to delete, without corrupting the whole backup.

I'm quit struggeling with ATI. (Still testversion) Dont know if it's worth to buy. Handling is verrrry "exotic"!
Are you happy with ATI 2015?

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1. Once the password has been entered and saved, there can be no changes. If changes needed, stop using the old task and create a new task with a new paswsword. A new task always begins with a FULL backup B1

2. The tib files are not designed to be deleted by the individual. They are designed to use deleted via the auto-cleanup based on the deletion auto occuring after X number of backups.

..a. The only way you can induce a FULL BACKUP on a particular day is to control the number of elapsed backups.
..b. Using the Windows Task Scheduler to run Acronis backups may be a more flexible option.

3. Question: How is your day and week defined?
a. After 24 hours has elaspsed, how many backups have occurred?
b. After 7 days has elapsed, how many backups have occurred?
c. Which version of Windows?

It sounds like you may need to to use different/mulltiple task/backup schemes.
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Resources:
This link may help you to understand the backup scheme better.

https://forum.acronis.com/forum/82382

This next link has many relevant references.
http://forum.acronis.com/forum/75086

http://forum.acronis.com/forum/71342

(Win 7)
Thx for your answer.

1) It's sad, password cannot be changed.
It's even not save! If my password gets corrupted and i am forced to change ist, I have to delete my old backups, and start a new set?!?!
==> I have to delete my old backups?!?!?!

2) I see, that's why i dont even want to clean the files manually.
My definition so far is "incremental every 6 hours / full after 28 incs. / keep 56 chains"
But then no older backup is saved!
I'ld like: keep this definition,
but:
keep last backup every week for 2 months
keep last backup every month for 2 years
keep last backup every year for "ever"

If I hav to use multiple backup shemes, this means, I have to "rebackup" an already done backup every satturday, and triple every month, an forth every year?
And i have to manage 4 backup set on the same data even on restore?

3) What do you mean "How is your day and week defined"?
1 day = 24 hours (= 4 backups at 6 hours)
1 week = 7 days (= 4 x 7 = 28 inc. backups / 1 full backup)

I'ld like: the closer the more backup, the farer the less
- incremental every 6 hours. (=4 per day)
- - - keep 4 x 7 x 2 = 2 weeks
- full backup every 7 days
- - - - keep 8 = 2 month
- full backup every month
- - - - keep 24 = 2 years
- full backup every year
- - - - keep up to 1 TB