rkruz
March 2nd, 2007, 12:27 PM
I read and understand CATFAN432's explanation for managing multiple Full Backups without overwriting an old backup using "Backup Locations" (below) and its a good feature.
I use a backup strategy of 1 Full/month and then 30 daily incrementals and repeat on a external USB drive. How do I manage this with the "Backup Location" feature?
Is it?........
Create a folder for "Full" and a seperate Folder for "Incrementals".
Set up Full Backup Location as described below (by CATFAN432) for Monthly Fulls with limit of 2.
Now Im stuck.......
How do I set up the Incrementals?
How do I reference the incrementals to the Full backup in the other "Full" Folder?
Do I have to wait for the Full to be complete before setting up the Incrementals since I would not know the file name?
Any additional help to get me moving forward is appreciated
Thanks again!
From CATFAN432:
To create and configure a Backup Location, in this example, to back up, as an image, Partition C to a folder, D:\Backups, to keep five full backups on file. This is specific for the example, but should be a reasonable guide for incremental or differential backups, as well as a “data” backup for less than a complete partition.
* Using Explorer or similar tool, create the folder “Backups” on Partition D
* On the main True Image screen, select "Create and configure a Backup Location"
* Select "Create Backup Location"
* On the welcome screen click "Next"
* Select the folder D:\Backups for the backup location, then click "Next"
* Uncheck, or enter your limit choice, for "Location size quota"
* Select "5" for "maximum number of backups"
* Uncheck, or enter your limit choice, for "storage period limits" and then click "Next"
* On the next screen, click "Proceed"
* Click "OK" in* "Operation completed successfully"
Then, to set up the backup job, do the following:
* Select "Tasks" from the main screen (note: for the Backup Location to work, the tasks must be set up in Scheduled Tasks, even if you plan to start them manually)
* Click "Create" and then click "Next" on the welcome screen that pops up
* Select "My Computer", and click "Next"
* Select "Drive C" and click "Next"
* Select the folder D:\Backups under "Backup Locations", near the top of the directory tree. Do not select it under Partition D. It should say "no name is required in this location" in the Folder dialog box near the bottom of the screen. (If you don’t see the “no name is required in this location”, you know you’re in the wrong place.) Click "Next"
* Select "Create Full Backups"
* Select "Set the Options Manually" and click "Next"
* Under "Additional Settings" make sure "Validate backup archive upon its creation completion" is checked, then click "Next" (Note that this will validate all the files in the folder, every time)
* Enter comments or not, then click "Next"
* Select "Do not start automatically" or set up the schedule you want, then click "Next
* Click "Finish" and assign a name to the backup job, such as "Drive C Image"
After the backup is done, your image file should be in D:\Backups with a name in this basic format: 2006_11_28_14_18_43_453D.TIB
I use a backup strategy of 1 Full/month and then 30 daily incrementals and repeat on a external USB drive. How do I manage this with the "Backup Location" feature?
Is it?........
Create a folder for "Full" and a seperate Folder for "Incrementals".
Set up Full Backup Location as described below (by CATFAN432) for Monthly Fulls with limit of 2.
Now Im stuck.......
How do I set up the Incrementals?
How do I reference the incrementals to the Full backup in the other "Full" Folder?
Do I have to wait for the Full to be complete before setting up the Incrementals since I would not know the file name?
Any additional help to get me moving forward is appreciated
Thanks again!
From CATFAN432:
To create and configure a Backup Location, in this example, to back up, as an image, Partition C to a folder, D:\Backups, to keep five full backups on file. This is specific for the example, but should be a reasonable guide for incremental or differential backups, as well as a “data” backup for less than a complete partition.
* Using Explorer or similar tool, create the folder “Backups” on Partition D
* On the main True Image screen, select "Create and configure a Backup Location"
* Select "Create Backup Location"
* On the welcome screen click "Next"
* Select the folder D:\Backups for the backup location, then click "Next"
* Uncheck, or enter your limit choice, for "Location size quota"
* Select "5" for "maximum number of backups"
* Uncheck, or enter your limit choice, for "storage period limits" and then click "Next"
* On the next screen, click "Proceed"
* Click "OK" in* "Operation completed successfully"
Then, to set up the backup job, do the following:
* Select "Tasks" from the main screen (note: for the Backup Location to work, the tasks must be set up in Scheduled Tasks, even if you plan to start them manually)
* Click "Create" and then click "Next" on the welcome screen that pops up
* Select "My Computer", and click "Next"
* Select "Drive C" and click "Next"
* Select the folder D:\Backups under "Backup Locations", near the top of the directory tree. Do not select it under Partition D. It should say "no name is required in this location" in the Folder dialog box near the bottom of the screen. (If you don’t see the “no name is required in this location”, you know you’re in the wrong place.) Click "Next"
* Select "Create Full Backups"
* Select "Set the Options Manually" and click "Next"
* Under "Additional Settings" make sure "Validate backup archive upon its creation completion" is checked, then click "Next" (Note that this will validate all the files in the folder, every time)
* Enter comments or not, then click "Next"
* Select "Do not start automatically" or set up the schedule you want, then click "Next
* Click "Finish" and assign a name to the backup job, such as "Drive C Image"
After the backup is done, your image file should be in D:\Backups with a name in this basic format: 2006_11_28_14_18_43_453D.TIB