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Backup strategies??
I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system
about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the oldest being the most reliable backup. How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk space? Thank you in advance for any help. NJ |
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Backup strategies??
That's the default behavior, unless you choose to changes your computer name
every time you do a Complete PC Backup, you would be able to have multiple Complete PC Backups of your computer. -- Best regards, Andre Da Costa http://adacosta.spaces.live.com "Neil Jones" wrote in message ... I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the oldest being the most reliable backup. How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk space? Thank you in advance for any help. NJ |
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Backup strategies??
"Neil Jones" wrote in message ... I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the oldest being the most reliable backup. How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk space? You don't. Each separate complete backup will require additional disk space. Why not delete the first after you create the fifth - keeping four at all times. |
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Backup strategies??
FromTheRafters wrote:
"Neil Jones" wrote in message ... I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the oldest being the most reliable backup. How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk space? You don't. Each separate complete backup will require additional disk space. Why not delete the first after you create the fifth - keeping four at all times. How do you remove the first backup? That is what I am missing. When I do a disk cleanup, all the backups are being deleted. PS - The backup disk is an external disk and does not list all the backups during the disk cleanup process. Thank you again. NJ |
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Backup strategies??
Neil Jones wrote:
How do you remove the first backup? That is what I am missing. When I do a disk cleanup, all the backups are being deleted. PS - The backup disk is an external disk and does not list all the backups during the disk cleanup process. If you don't want the entire drive to have backups, then partition it. Using Vista's backup (which I think is a crappy backup solution), the oldest will be deleted to make room for the new one. If I am wrong, we both shall surely hear about it instantly. Richie Hardwick |
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Backup strategies??
Vista's Complete PC Backup automatically does the removal of the oldest
backups. -- Best regards, Andre Da Costa http://adacosta.spaces.live.com "Neil Jones" wrote in message ... FromTheRafters wrote: "Neil Jones" wrote in message ... I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the oldest being the most reliable backup. How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk space? You don't. Each separate complete backup will require additional disk space. Why not delete the first after you create the fifth - keeping four at all times. How do you remove the first backup? That is what I am missing. When I do a disk cleanup, all the backups are being deleted. PS - The backup disk is an external disk and does not list all the backups during the disk cleanup process. Thank you again. NJ |
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Backup strategies??
Richie Hardwick wrote:
Neil Jones wrote: How do you remove the first backup? That is what I am missing. When I do a disk cleanup, all the backups are being deleted. PS - The backup disk is an external disk and does not list all the backups during the disk cleanup process. If you don't want the entire drive to have backups, then partition it. Using Vista's backup (which I think is a crappy backup solution), the oldest will be deleted to make room for the new one. If I am wrong, we both shall surely hear about it instantly. The Vista backup software seems to be ok. What other backup software is there to create a complete backup of the system? NJ |
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Andre Da Costa wrote:
Vista's Complete PC Backup automatically does the removal of the oldest backups. Thank you for clarifying this. It makes sense now, why I could only see one image when I was trying to restore the system. NJ |
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Backup strategies??
Neil Jones wrote:
Richie Hardwick wrote: Neil Jones wrote: How do you remove the first backup? That is what I am missing. When I do a disk cleanup, all the backups are being deleted. PS - The backup disk is an external disk and does not list all the backups during the disk cleanup process. If you don't want the entire drive to have backups, then partition it. Using Vista's backup (which I think is a crappy backup solution), the oldest will be deleted to make room for the new one. If I am wrong, we both shall surely hear about it instantly. The Vista backup software seems to be ok. What other backup software is there to create a complete backup of the system? Acronis True Image is the most mentioned product. I've used it for years, now. Richie Hardwick |