How many incrementals before I should create another new full backup?

Discussion in 'Acronis True Image Product Line' started by Jaygray, Dec 27, 2006.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. Jaygray

    Jaygray Registered Member

    Joined:
    Dec 22, 2006
    Posts:
    3
    Re: TI 10 Home

    Is there an official recommendation of how many incrementals one should allow before starting over with a new full backup? Is it recommended to have 1 original backup and then 100 incrementals if my USB HD has room for it? Does the security of my data start to diminish at some point? Where do I draw the line?

    Jason
     
  2. MerlinAZ

    MerlinAZ Registered Member

    Joined:
    Aug 22, 2004
    Posts:
    91
    There's probably no correct answer (unless Menorcaman is around).
    I create 3-4 incrementals before doing a complete backup again.
    It's only one opinion, though.
     
  3. bmubmu

    bmubmu Registered Member

    Joined:
    Dec 28, 2006
    Posts:
    1
    It is all depend on your content types, your times, and available storage. You should give continuous backup software (i.e. memeo autobackup) a try to free yourself from this type of issues. After the initial backup, it will backup only changes and new files. Meaning it always has an up-to-date backup of all your files. Memeo can even keep multiple versions of a file. So you can ask for the version of your financial data from three months back or you can restore all of the lalest files.
     
    Last edited: Dec 28, 2006
  4. seekforever

    seekforever Registered Member

    Joined:
    Oct 31, 2005
    Posts:
    4,751
    The TI incremental backups perform exactly the same function but the question persists regardless of application - how many incrementals do you add to a full before creating a new full.

    The kicker is that one bad incremental in the chain renders all of the incrementals after it useless.

    If you are going to do incrementals, I favor the approach of a full on Sunday and then incrementals on the other days of the week or something like that. I would probably stay with no more than 10-20 incrementals.

    If you have the space on your backup drive, never delete the old backups just because they are old backups - if something goes wrong you may be glad you have them.
     
  5. Long View

    Long View Registered Member

    Joined:
    Apr 30, 2004
    Posts:
    2,295
    Location:
    Cromwell Country
    I prefer to keep things simple -only make Full images - so for me the answer to how many is none.
     
  6. Antarctica

    Antarctica Registered Member

    Joined:
    Feb 25, 2003
    Posts:
    2,176
    Location:
    Canada
    Same for me.;)
     
  7. shieber

    shieber Registered Member

    Joined:
    Oct 27, 2004
    Posts:
    3,710
    Same here. I just run full backups everyday, during off-hours so the 15 or 20 minutes required to backup 15-20GB isn't a problem. This way I'm unlikely to lose more than a day's work or less if my drive goes south. And if a backup file turns out bad, I only the prior day's backup as a resource, etc.
     
  8. Ralphie

    Ralphie Registered Member

    Joined:
    Oct 8, 2006
    Posts:
    952
    Location:
    Florida
    Ditto.
     
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
    By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.