Incremental Backup 1GB Every Day
I'm using ATI 2011 build 6597 with Windows 7 Pro 64-bit. I have a 2nd hard drive in my PC just for Acronis backup files. My PC doesn't change much from day to day. However, my single daily ATI backup file each day is 1GB. In no tme flat I will fill up my 2nd hard drive. The past versions of ATI would only be a third of that size each day. Why so large now?
It is a placeholder, but it looks like it's there. The data isn't actually there.
Windows 7 is always moving things around. If you're using Shadow Copies, that might make a difference too. My Windows 7 system jumps an average of 200MB - 2GB per day of normal use and I don't use System Restore or Shadow Copies.
Hi MudCrab, I read what you just said in earlier posts. I don't understand though: when I copy pagefile.sys file from the backup, I get a ~6GB file. Big file as well for hiberfil.sys
Is this consistent with the placeholder story?
See picture attached.
Yes. Because TI knows the size of the file and the file's contents are not required. It's basically placing a file "container" onto the drive (the contents are not written because they were not saved). Kind of like placing a pair of bookends on a shelf. The space between them is not saved. When restored, the distance is used to obtain the same placement.
The daily incremental backup file is 1GB and higher. My 500GB backup drive can't last a year. The worst is that a ATI full system recovery will take much longer now.
Did ATI 2009 and 2010 also have this same issue?
I don't think there is an issue here or a difference with other versions. ATI backs up what has changed and you want to have it to do just this.
Things to consider:
a) don't do a chain of incrementals that is too long: this is too risky. If only one of the incrementals goes bad for any reason, the entire backup is compromised; Think about it this way: if one incremental goes bad and is the first one after the most recent full, is this full too old for you to go back to? If yes, you should have more frequent validated full backups.
b) ideally therefore, you want to have regular all-partitions disk and partition backups and enough storage space to store it or them,
c) you can limit the size of the backup automatically, provided a and b remain true,
d) you could get a bigger USB disk (for example) to store your backups.