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Changing Name of a Backup that's on the List

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The name of a particular backup was unsuitable. Therefore, I removed it from the list and then changed the name of the actual backup in its destination folder. Then, I chose to "add" this existing backup to the list, and was successful. Then I renamed the backup on the List screen. Although it appeared I had changed it, the name of the backup on the list remained the same as it was originally, not as I changed it.

How can I change the name of my backup on the list?

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Perhaps this can help in your future namings.
https://forum.acronis.com/forum/91956

Once a backup has been created, there is no mechanism to change that name. The hiistory file is followiing that specific name and your changing the name manually will not change history file.

Whatever task name you accept/assign during task creation will be the name assiged to the TIB backup file.

Prior to an actual file being created, during the task creation or immediatel following, the task name can be changed by the user using the programs task edit function.

Once a backup has been created, you can change the name of future backups ( but not past backups) via the task edit function.

If I were you, I would attempt to validate the renamed file to determine whether it is still restorable.