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Difficulty setting Differential backup for 5 versions

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I have two issues - I can't start a backup by clicking the backup now button, and can't set the system so that it reliably starts a new chain after 5 versions.

1. When I miss a backup, I try to do an immediate backup by clicking the Backup Now Button, and though it changes color when I mouse over it, clicking on it won't initiate a backup. It just sits there waiting till the next backup cycle.

2. I have tried to set my backup so that it will do 5 versions of the differential backup, and then start a new chain. But last time, it got all the way to 13 versions before it started a new chain. Even though I have set the backup options to only 5 versions. Then I save it, and mark it as the default, and then save the screen again. It still won't start a new chain after finishing 5 versions. When I change the time of the backup, it seems to reset it's clock so that it knows the new time for the backup, but it won't reset the chain counter.

Thanks,

Larry

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RE second issue. try deleting the task and making a new task that points to a new or empty directory.