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True Image changes name of computer

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I am running True Image 2020 build 38530 on a Dell laptop with Windows 10 and saving backups to an external Western Digital Passport hard drive.  I have made several backups for this computer named JoesTouchScreen.  I click Options, Backup Scheme and choose Custom and then Full.  All had been going well.  Yesterday, I tried backing up and it failed.  It said 'the specified file does not exist'. Then I noticed that somehow the computer name in the Acronis backup window had changed to JoesTouchScreen 1207.  So I thought that might be the problem.  I tried to change the name back to JoesTouchScreen but couldn't  So I uninstalled Acronis and then reinstalled.  Name came up as JoesTouchScreen-1.  I tried to create a backup and it succeeded. The saved file is listed as JoesTouchScreen-1.  But now I have related worries.  First, how can I prevent the name from randomly changing when I backup?  What happens if I need to restore a backup when opening True Image , the name changes and True Image does not recognize the saved backup files due to different names?  How can I delete the backups that were created under the original name?  When I use the drop down menu and select 'clean up versions', the versions with the old name doesn't show.  But when I use 'This PC' to examine the files on the external drive, the old files show.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.  Thank you for your time and help.

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