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incremental backups now based on first full backup rather than latest one

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In dec 2012 i created a incremental backup. A full backup was created and since then incremental backups until the next scheduled fullbackup.

A few days ago i needed to recreate the instructions for my daily backup due to some strange problem. The first backup created a incremental backup based on latest full backup as expected. However since then the incremental backups now are based on the first full backup.

Cant work out why this is happening.

Any suggestions to get it back to correct backup sequence or should i just start again with a full backup and then new incremental backups.

malcolm

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It seems you may have selected "differential" (incremental backups, based on the last full) based backups.

Either way, it would be best to create a new backup task and start over with the "incremental" option selected.

I don't think you would be able to switch the backup "type" after the backup is created.

Although you can move the "full" backup to a new folder, recreate the backup settings pointing to the full, and use the same base name, to allow the incremental backups to start from the base full, the results may not be as you expect.