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Best Configuration for the most "efficient" backup

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After a long learning curve, Acronis is working the way I want it to. Nightly incremental backups, keeping one full backup stored and validated, deleting the old one every 7 days. Many thanks to the folks on this forum for freely sharing their knowledge. My question is, when I use utilities that clean up Windows, like registry cleaners, spyware cleaners, virus scans, and temporary file deletions, does Acronis backup all these changes as well? I know that one of the main reasons for backup is the ability to recover mistakenly deleted files. But is there a configuration that will ignore files like deleted temp files for instance? Seems a waste of processor time and disk space to backup something that will never require restoration. Thanks.

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Yes, Acronis backs up every single change happening at the sector level, even in Windows hidden files/partitions or locked files.
If you have large temp files, consider changing the settings of the apps creating files there, OR exclude the temp folder(s) from the backup.

There are couple of temp folders managed by Windows global variables, that you can redirect or combine. Right click on the Computer icon on your desktop, choose properties, advanced system properties, advanced tab, environment variables.

Kenneth Lyon wrote:

After a long learning curve, Acronis is working the way I want it to. Nightly incremental backups, keeping one full backup stored and validated, deleting the old one every 7 days. Many thanks to the folks on this forum for freely sharing their knowledge.

Hey Kenneth, may I asked what settings you used to achieve this...

I have over 1TB to backup once a week, I would like to only keep one full backup up and incremental versions less than 4 weeks old. Is it necessary to schedule a new full backup after a certain amount of time? (for what reason(s)?)

Also how often should I validate?

Thanks in advanced.

PS I have Acronis 2013 and about 1TB free on my backup destination drive

RaWW,

To set up your backup scheme, look at figure 11-Inc in this link. Adjust the 6 and 4 examples to fit your needs. This example will show you how to set up a retention schedule.
http://forum.acronis.com/forum/28705

In addition to your regular backups, as a safety valve, I also suggest that use the TI Recovery CD and create a full backup (all partitions & validated) and store it away for safe keeping, Don't let it get too out of date before you replace it or update it. This should be stored on a drive different than your regular backups. If you should lose your 1TB disk, you want to have some valid backups stored elsewhere.

GroverH wrote:

In addition to your regular backups, as a safety valve, I also suggest that use the TI Recovery CD and create a full backup (all partitions & validated) and store it away for safe keeping, Don't let it get too out of date before you replace it or update it. This should be stored on a drive different than your regular backups. If you should lose your 1TB disk, you want to have some valid backups stored elsewhere.

This is good advice. Suspender and belt are a good thing where backups are concerned.