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changing backup extension

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I would like to prevent Acronis from removing certain backups.
This works well on other files.

Would this work?
Change the .tib to .tiz. in Windows Explorer.

Presumably Acronis would not delete this until it was changed back to .tib whenever it would be used.

Thank you.

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Garrison,

To be safe, you would want to move the files to a new folder.

Doing this will cause problems with the retention rules for the task though, as the consolidation or cleanup part of the task will be missing this file(s).

A better solution would be to stop using the current task, and create a new task that points to a new, empty destination folder.

You can remove the old task from the list without deleting the backup files by right clicking on the task and selecting "more" the "remove from the list". If you choose "delete" it will delete both the task and the backup files.

You can always add the backup files back to the list by choosing "Browse for backup" from the "Backup and Recovery" tab.