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I create a nightly normal backup of system state and other stuff I'd like to save off to another drive. This creates multiple backups in one catalog which over time gets to be rather large (70 gig) and I was wondering if there was a way I could just delete some of the earlier backups from within the catalog rather than deleting the whole catalog when it gets to large for the disk. Thanks |
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? about backups
This is what I do. First, I create a backup consisting of everything I wish
to back up. Once saved, that serves as the template and I open it each time I wish to run backup. Then, each time I run it, I save the backup file it creates with a new name, usually corresponding to the date and day of the week. I save that to a general backup folder. The following day, if I run another backup, I first move the backup I've already made to a folder I call backup files, then open the previously created "template," save it with the new date and this keeps my backup sets separate. I always have the most recent copy both on my current system for quick retrieval as well as on a separate computer I use for saving backups as well as for testing. You can burn it to DVD or, if small enough to CD or another drive, I'm just using my situation as an example of saving backups to my system as well as to some place off this hard drive. In any event, this keeps volumes from getting too big and I rotate and delete the oldest backups as time goes on. -- Michael Solomon MS-MVP Windows Shell/User Backup is a PC User's Best Friend DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/ "D" wrote in message ... Hi I create a nightly normal backup of system state and other stuff I'd like to save off to another drive. This creates multiple backups in one catalog which over time gets to be rather large (70 gig) and I was wondering if there was a way I could just delete some of the earlier backups from within the catalog rather than deleting the whole catalog when it gets to large for the disk. Thanks |
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? about backups
What backup program are you using? If it is the Windows Backup.exe found
under System Tools, then notice that after you select the location for the backup file you have an Advanced button on the "Completing the Backup or Restore Wizard" box. Click the Advanced button and you will find a drop down menu that allows you to choose the type of backup (5 choices). Choose the Daily option and this will only backup changes from day to day (incremental). This should greatly reduce the space used for the backup files. Personally I prefer BackUpMyPC and Retrospect 6.5 as back up programs. "D" wrote in message ... Hi I create a nightly normal backup of system state and other stuff I'd like to save off to another drive. This creates multiple backups in one catalog which over time gets to be rather large (70 gig) and I was wondering if there was a way I could just delete some of the earlier backups from within the catalog rather than deleting the whole catalog when it gets to large for the disk. Thanks |
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