I haven't figured out the exact cause yet but .. I have been using Acronis True Image Home (v10.0) for a number of years on my XP. On Vista I believe it is the 2010 version.
For some reason, the numbering of the files is never right. Part of the issue is - naming when doing FULL and INCREMENTAL.
~ On v10, you "type" the name in. ie HPW-Backup.tib
~ On 2010, you must CHOOSE the image in which the incremental will be based on. That means --- you must have a full backup before you can setup an incremental. That sounds "fair" but is downright a major PITA!
~ On XP the numbers start with 1. So I just go "HPW-Backup" - and it starts with 1, then goes to 14. Done. Then the incremental will continue - 15, 16. Then next day 17, 18. All good.
~ On Vista I want the same idea -
... very first is P5.
Next is now "P52" <- there is no 1!
~ The full/incremental was using a new scenario (sets) so I reverted to plain old - keep the incremental until I say otherwise. Do a single full then incremental.
I am looking tonight at the sets created:
P5-P513 all on one day. Good
P514-P519, a second day (big, but fine)
P5(1) - what is that? A new incremental the next day.
P5(1)21-P5(1)22 - the next day
P5(1)23 - small but the next day
...
...
and so on.
Then out of the blue, still not sure why, a complete full or something was created. Another 18 images. I remember twice now checking everything including the PerfectDisk defrag - to ensure my boot (C:) was not being auto defraged - it wasn't.
The new slew of files is the least of my troubles. It is the naming that is crap. I want:
a) P5-1, P5-2 ... I want "1" always for the first.
b) I want all numbers to be sequential. From 1 to 1000. Not "P5(1)21" crap.
Anyone have a clue what I am talking about? Maybe read something about a tech post about this? I haven't checked - probably should.
On my XP I have it this way (flawless):
a) Monday 8am - full backup
b) Tuesday-Sunday 8am - incremental
c) Sunday afternoon - renames the backup directory and auto-moves to my big drive to be offloaded; a new backup directory is ready for Monday
d) Sometime Monday AM - 230am, I do a defrag of C:
If you defrag then Acronis considers all data on C: to be changed and then backs up all of it - so by doing the above --- come Monday 8am, no more major changes to C: will take place until the following Sunday. Most of my backups on XP are about 1GB per day, if that.
Thanks.
(PS: I am 100% firm in my resolve to do FULL+INCREMENTAL. Period. I just have naming issues.) |
