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Continue a backup of external data after changing computer.

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Hi, I am backing up folders from a network storage (NAS) to a set of external hard drives. I would like to change the computer running Acronis True Image without losing my incremental backups. Does anyone know how to do this changeover?

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Alun, welcome to these public User Forums.

There isn't an easy way of moving a backup scheme between computers without needing to start a new backup scheme but you shouldn't need to lose any actual backup files, especially if these are stored on external drives.

Essentially, you would need to install ATI on the new computer, then connect the external drive(s) to that computer followed by using the option to 'Add existing backup' to select the most recent backup file from your external drive.

This will create a new task in the ATI GUI with the file name, which you can rename to remove the extra _ portion of the name, but you will then need to click on the Reconfigure button and reselect the Source data from your NAS, along with provide credentials for the same, and configure the other options being used for this backup task.