Naming of backups
I have several physical drives. I want the names I have named for each drive to show up as the backup's name. For example, I have named my C drive as 'Local 500GB (C:)' but Acronis names the backup 'Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB'. How can I make Acronis use my names for the drives?
Gary
Thanks... Now I see I can rename the drive, like you said. I have to rename it before I do the backup. Right? Thanks... Gary
Thanks... Now I see I can rename the drive, like you said. I have to rename it before I do the backup. Right? Thanks... Gary
When you first create the backup task, you have the opportunity to name the task as you wish.
Yes, this is right. CHoose the right name BEFORE running the backup.
Ok...but I notice that after the backup is completed, I can 'rename' the backup name within Acronis using the downarrow where I initially renamed it. Can I modify the name there and then?
What I don't like is that the 'Disk and partition' window does not show the renamed file's name.
If you rename the backup task name after you have created an initial full backup image, then only the subsequent backups will take the new name you have given. You should not attempt to rename the initial full backup file.
I have 4 physical hard drives. I do a backup for each one individually. I don't like the names that Acronis creates for each backup. For example, my C: drive is called 'Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB'. I want it to at least say 'C Drive-xxxxx'. I understand now, I hope, that I should add in the ' C Drive-' in the 'task' window before I start the backup for each drive. That seems to work.
Just wish Acronis would just take the names that I renamed the drives to in MyComputer.
Thanks... Gary
There's probably some logic to the naming - using the physical attributes instead of the drive name in Windows (for instance, if you restore an image and do keep both drives attached - you'll have 2 with the exact same name, but the hardware is likely to be different so may be less likely to cause confusion in those types of situations). Worth submitting feedback through the app though and voicing your opinion/thoughts directly to Acronis though - that's the way to log it with them.
Regardless, if you want a name of your own choosing, it can be done and should be before the backup is run. In 2017, you can rename your backup at anytime, but as Steve mentioned, this only applies to subsequent backups for that task and does not rename the previous ones. It's kind of like when you setup a new computer - Windows just gives it a random name, nothing that matches the OS, hardwre, etc - it's up to us to make that type of change as we all have our own preferences how we like to make them. It has to use something to start with if nothing ins provided though.