Looking for backup help.

[bbsstmez]

Can anyone help me with a question? I am using the backup program included
in Vista Ultimate to back up my files. I am backing up to an external
hardrive. Problem is that after it creates a few backups it registers the
drive as full. There must be a setting where I can tell it to overwrite the
oldest backup but I can not seem to find it. Any suggestions?

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Why not just browse the external drive and delete the old back then create a
new Complete PC Backup again? It doesn't make sense keeping archived backups
if the computer is in a good working state.

 

[John Inzer]

Can anyone help me with a question? I am using the backup program
included in Vista Ultimate to back up my files. I am backing up to
an external hardrive. Problem is that after it creates a few backups
it registers the drive as full. There must be a setting where I can
tell it to overwrite the oldest backup but I can not seem to find it.
Any suggestions?

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Maybe the following articles will offer some ideas:

Windows Vista -
A Guide to Windows Vista
Backup Technologies
http://tinyurl.com/386332

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/09/Backup/

Windows Vista -
Windows Backup and Restore Center
http://tinyurl.com/yu6dge

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/backup.mspx

Windows Vista -
Back up your files with
Vista's Back Up Files wizard:
http://tinyurl.com/2mz4ft

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10877_11-6179067.html


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[Bob]

Are you saying it registers the drive as full even though it's not?

 

[bbsstmez]

Thanks for your help. Whay I am looking to do is to create anu auto back up
where once a wek it backs up all of my files. I dont want to have to
remember each week to go in & delete an old back up, I want it to just
overwrite it.

 

[bbsstmez]

Thanks for your help. Whay I am looking to do is to create anu auto back up
where once a wek it backs up all of my files. I dont want to have to
remember each week to go in & delete an old back up, I want it to just
overwrite it.

 

[bbsstmez]

No, it is indeed full from the previous 3-4 backups. I just want ti to
everwrite the oldsest ones on its own as part of a weekly auto backup.

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

I would just delete entire backup and create a new one from scratch, looks
like the Complete PC Backup does not do incremental backups which is what
you are looking for.

 

[bbsstmez]

Thanks, do you know what I can use to do that?

I would just delete entire backup and create a new one from scratch, looks
like the Complete PC Backup does not do incremental backups which is what
you are looking for.
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