Keeping two backups instead of one?

Hi everyone,
I used to keep one backup of my OS(25 GIG) through a weekly scheduled task.
I just bought a new external USB drive and decided to stock 2 backups and get the last one deleted on the scheduled 3rd backup.
Therefore, I reset my backup location features like this:
Location size : 80 GIG; Number of backups: 2; Number of days : 365.
However ,I'm unable to get 2 backups stocked.As soon as I run the second one ,the 1st one gets kicked out.
What did I do wrong ?
Thank you.

 

You use 'backup location'. That is ok.
In backup locations the name of the TIB-file will created by Ti.

Can you tell me what the name of your first TIB is and the name of the second ?

 

Hi Mr Morse,
Yes ,I use ''backup location''.
The name of the 1st backup is ''Amd on WDC USB''.The name of the second backup is the same ,of course, as I use a scheduled task.
However ,I fail to see what the name has to do with my issue.

Thank you for your interest.

 

You use Ti10 and I don't know whether the behavior is the same like Ti11.

In Ti11 using the 'backup location' you are NOT be able to choose a filename for the TIBs.
Ti11 creates an own filename because to avoid overwriting the latter one.

We should wait for users here who use Ti10...

 

Sounds like the backup location is not being selected from near the top of the file tree under Backup Locations.

 

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Create and Configure Backup Locations Incremental.txt by CatFan432
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=172470#13

Download the text file. Change the type or number of backups but the procedure is there.

Actual download
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=189433&d=1177754188

Vers 11 User Manual on Backup Locations
Chapter 3.5 and Chapter 8
Note particulary the last paragraph under Ch 3.5 Setting rules for backup locations which reads:
"When creating a backup task, be sure to select the backup location from the Backup
Locations list, near the top of the directory tree. Doing so will enable the above processing
of backups. If you select a backup location as a normal folder, the processing will not be
performed." ​

Your backup location files will look like this example.
It will be a combination of year-month-date-time-seceonds, etc. etc. etc.
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=198860&d=1206669836

 

Hi,
Thanks to all for your help.
I followed the instructions of the text file provided by Grover H and I solved my problem on my PC only.
The only thing I changed to make it work was to create my target backup file from Windows Explorer instead of creating it from the Acronis Wizard. I really don't understand why it's like this but it is.
On the other hand ,it just does not work yet on my laptop .The result has reversed. Indeed, the backups keep adding up (I have six of them right now).

On my PC ,I run the backups on an internal HD whilst they're run on an external HD USB on the laptop.
I'll keep working on my laptop problem but any suggestion will be welcomed ,in the meantime.
Thanks.

 

Hello babac,

Thank you for choosing Acronis Disk Backup Software.

We are sorry for delayed response.

Could you please provide details on how the backup location is set on your laptop?

Thank you.
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Marat Setdikov