xp professional - automated backup - do backups delete previous backups?

[Malcolm Harrison]

I have just realised I have this facility (on a Dell hard drive replacement,
the technician installed Professional when I had Home before). It looks
v.good for my purposes. I have a Maxtor backup drive which no longer backs
up incrementally, and I could use as a straight 'other' hard drive for the
XP Backup to backup to. My question is this - I can't find an answer to it
elsewhere - the utility can be scheduled - does the second backup under that
system delete the previous backup, or create a second backup, and so on?

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was Fri Apr 10 2009 11:39:56 GMT-0700 (Pacific
Daylight Time), and on a whim, Malcolm Harrison pounded out on the keyboard:

I have just realised I have this facility (on a Dell hard drive replacement,
the technician installed Professional when I had Home before). It looks
v.good for my purposes. I have a Maxtor backup drive which no longer backs
up incrementally, and I could use as a straight 'other' hard drive for the
XP Backup to backup to. My question is this - I can't find an answer to it
elsewhere - the utility can be scheduled - does the second backup under that
system delete the previous backup, or create a second backup, and so on?

Hi Malcolm,

I use MS Backup occasionally along with other methods of backup, but
none scheduled. Why not fire up the Wizard and see what it offers?


Terry R.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I have just realised I have this facility (on a Dell hard drive replacement,
the technician installed Professional when I had Home before). It looks
v.good for my purposes. I have a Maxtor backup drive which no longer backs
up incrementally, and I could use as a straight 'other' hard drive for the
XP Backup to backup to. My question is this - I can't find an answer to it
elsewhere - the utility can be scheduled - does the second backup under that
system delete the previous backup, or create a second backup, and so on?

That depends on what you configure it to do. It can do either.

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Bruce Chambers

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[Ahscot]

Thanks, Bruce, and Terry

That depends on what you configure it to do. It can do either.

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Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand
Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot