Backups are very confusing
I used to have True Image 11 and life was simple. I upgraded to 2011 and now doing a simple thing such as a full / differential backup is way to confusing.
I created a Custom scheme with the Differential backup method. I set it to create a full version after every 5 differential versions. I enabled old version cleanup to "Delete version chains older than 3 days".
So I expect one full backup and 3 differential backups on my disk at all time. So I got:
Backup.tib
Backup1.tib
Backup2.tib
etc.
So far so good! Then it got around and doing the next full backup. Now I get
Backup(1).tib
Backup(1)2.tib
Backup(1)3.tib.
However, the original full Backup.tib is never deleted? Why does the program add the (1) to a file? Why not just overwrite the original file (like True Image 11 did)? How do I set it up to create a full backup every 5 days, some differential backups in between, and just delete the old backups? I don't need old backups!!!
Thanks,
Pat


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Thanks for the info. I will update; probably only keep 2 weeks worth of version chain. Not sure why more is really necessary.
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PatG25,
YOu can choose how far back you want to go. Personally, I keep as many backups as I can while keeping free space on the backup disk so that I can store 1.5 to 2 times a complete chain (this might be needed in periods where I experiement a lot with the OS).
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