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Non-stop Backup isn't non-stop...

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I'm finding that Non-stop Backup doesn't keep running all the time. I check it every few days, and most of the time it isn't running and I have to start it. When I start it, it takes a long while 'calculating...', then starts backing up.

My regular scheduled Acronis full backup runs as scheduled, but Non-stop doesn't seem to be non-stop.

Is this the way it is supposed to behave? if so, why call it 'Non-stop Backup'?

Using Windows 8, 64 bit PC, True Image 6514.

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See this for the default behavior as designed: http://kb.acronis.com/content/14708

Thanks James;

The article you link to refers to 'system overload' without defining it. I find it hard to believe a high-spec desktop PC with 12GB RAM can be considered overloaded just running a browser, a file manager, and a few lightweight background tasks.

Does 'Non-stop' Backup stop when the full True Image backup kicks in on its regular schedule?

I'm confused about what Non-stop Backup is supposed to achieve, and how to use it. The Help says 'The main purpose of Acronis Nonstop Backup is continuous protection of your data'. If it arbitrarily stops without any indication or notification, that it isn't continuous, and if I can't rely on its backup being current, what use is it?

It seems like I would be safer to do a more regular full backup instead. Am I right? If not, how can Non-stop Backup be used to achieve 'continuous protection of my data'?