How do you delete backup sets?
I had included a rather large folder in my backup set when I started originally and it quickly filled up my backup drive. However, this folder isn't one that changes often, archived old projects I have. So I don't need daily or weekly backups of that.
When trying to prune the backups that has been made and fills my HD I'm not finding the UI to do so. I found an article for the 2014 version, but it doesn't appear to match with 2015.
I've also been unable to find 2015 documentation that describe this. What am I missing?
The option to delete selected backups is no longer available (I think this is a major blunder).
Really? No way to prune a backup set? How on earth are you supposed to manage disk space then - short of installing new HDs all the time?
I'm starting to wonder if I should remove 2015 all together and install 2014. I originally bought 2014 - a few days before 2015 came out - and then got notifications that I automatically got 2015. Though it appear that 2015 is a very different animal all together.
I am in favour of simplified UI - but it appear to too many useful functionality has become causality.
This is one method which works in controlling disk space. Start with a new backup scheme as per one of these examples.
This provides for automatic deletion of older backups (by the program automatically) once your present number of
"store X number of recent version chains"
(remember 1 chain = full + all inc before the next full)
Remember when deleting isolated incremental files . The files in that file being deleted are not included anywhere else so you backup becomes only a partial backup as data will be missing resulting from the deleted inc file. The definition of an inc files is that data which is new since the last inc file. All files needed for a restore.
If you are wanting to delete older files, you would be better served to use full plus differential files as each diff file is everything that has changed since the last full. Full plus any diff is all that is needed to restore your system up to the date of chosen differential file.
The option to delete selected backups is no longer available (I think this is a major blunder).Really? No way to prune a backup set? How on earth are you supposed to manage disk space then - short of installing new HDs all the time?
I'm starting to wonder if I should remove 2015 all together and install 2014. I originally bought 2014 - a few days before 2015 came out - and then got notifications that I automatically got 2015. Though it appear that 2015 is a very different animal all together.
I am in favour of simplified UI - but it appear to too many useful functionality has become causality.
Until recently, I only had one machine that I was backing up with ATI, and I had set the backup schedule a couple of years ago, and have never had to use them, or make any changes at all, so I hardly even remember what the 2012 UI was like.
But now, with a couple more computers to back up, I upgraded to ATI 2015 and extended the license to 3 computers, and I must say I would probably agree with you about the current interface.
Other deficiencies (IMHO):
- The mouse pointer isn't context-specific
- There are no "tool tip" pop-ups when you hover over a button (particularly a button that might be destructive)
- There is no consistent indication that you will be given a confirmation opportunity; in fact (see next bullet)...
- Every button I look at gives me the feeling that if I click it, something will happen immediately (that I possibly don't want)
Frankly, I'm afraid to experiment, because I'm afraid that my click could be irretrievably destructive.
(And, by the way, this editor is a piece of crap!)
I just came up with a Backup deletion solution to a semi-related problem I was encountering, and posted it here (named "** SOLUTION WITHIN! ... Add option to delete all previous backups 'before' every new "full version" (only)"): https://forum.acronis.com/forum/72668