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Backing Up Folders That Change Often

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Microsoft made an old utility called "SyncToy". It had an option called "Echo". This meant that anything that wsa in folder 1 was put in folder 2. It was simply a backup solution that was not complicated. You ran the backup and anything that was added or changed was put in the folder.

In Acronis making changes to folder 1 can cause the back up to fail with an error "The file specified don't exist" If you click Ignore the backup completes. But it is a full back up and takes all that space.

Is there a simple echo solution for Acronis that I can put on a schedule?

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Yes, it's all in the user guide.  Acronis does not support manual cleanup of .TIB files.  

http://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/documentation/ATI2016/#13712.html

"When you want to delete backups and backup versions you no longer need, please do it by using the tools provided by Acronis True Image 2016.

Acronis True Image 2016 stores information on the backups in a metadata information database. Therefore, deleting unneeded backup files in Windows Explorer will not delete information about these backups from the database. This will result in errors when the program tries to perform operations on the backups that no longer exist."

Take a look at these 3 entries in the user guide as they are very useful.

Scheduling:  http://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/documentation/ATI2016/#7941.html

Backup Schemes:  http://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/documentation/ATI2016/#34327.html

Automatic Cleanup:  http://www.acronis.com/en-us/support/documentation/ATI2016/#13712.html