Backup strategies??

I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system
about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I
would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the
oldest being the most reliable backup.

How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk
space?

Thank you in advance for any help.

NJ

That's the default behavior, unless you choose to changes your computer name
every time you do a Complete PC Backup, you would be able to have multiple
Complete PC Backups of your computer.
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"Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system
> about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I
> would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the
> oldest being the most reliable backup.
>
> How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk
> space?
>
> Thank you in advance for any help.
>
> NJ

"Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system
> about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I
> would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the
> oldest being the most reliable backup.
>
> How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk
> space?

You don't. Each separate complete backup will require additional disk space.

Why not delete the first after you create the fifth - keeping four at all
times.

FromTheRafters wrote:
> "Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:GF2Vk.22495$VN1.8781@newsfe02.iad...
>> I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system
>> about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I
>> would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the
>> oldest being the most reliable backup.
>>
>> How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk
>> space?
>
> You don't. Each separate complete backup will require additional disk space.
>
> Why not delete the first after you create the fifth - keeping four at all
> times.
>
>

How do you remove the first backup? That is what I am missing. When I
do a disk cleanup, all the backups are being deleted.

PS - The backup disk is an external disk and does not list all the
backups during the disk cleanup process.

Thank you again.

NJ

Neil Jones <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote:


>How do you remove the first backup? That is what I am missing. When I
>do a disk cleanup, all the backups are being deleted.
>
>PS - The backup disk is an external disk and does not list all the
>backups during the disk cleanup process.

If you don't want the entire drive to have backups, then partition it.

Using Vista's backup (which I think is a crappy backup solution), the
oldest will be deleted to make room for the new one.

If I am wrong, we both shall surely hear about it instantly.

Richie Hardwick

Vista's Complete PC Backup automatically does the removal of the oldest
backups.
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"Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> FromTheRafters wrote:
>> "Neil Jones" <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:GF2Vk.22495$VN1.8781@newsfe02.iad...
>>> I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system
>>> about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I
>>> would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the
>>> oldest being the most reliable backup.
>>>
>>> How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk
>>> space?
>>
>> You don't. Each separate complete backup will require additional disk
>> space.
>>
>> Why not delete the first after you create the fifth - keeping four at all
>> times.
>>
>>
>
> How do you remove the first backup? That is what I am missing. When I
> do a disk cleanup, all the backups are being deleted.
>
> PS - The backup disk is an external disk and does not list all the
> backups during the disk cleanup process.
>
> Thank you again.
>
> NJ

Richie Hardwick wrote:
> Neil Jones <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>> How do you remove the first backup? That is what I am missing. When I
>> do a disk cleanup, all the backups are being deleted.
>>
>> PS - The backup disk is an external disk and does not list all the
>> backups during the disk cleanup process.
>
> If you don't want the entire drive to have backups, then partition it.
>
> Using Vista's backup (which I think is a crappy backup solution), the
> oldest will be deleted to make room for the new one.
>
> If I am wrong, we both shall surely hear about it instantly.
>

The Vista backup software seems to be ok. What other backup software is
there to create a complete backup of the system?

NJ

Andre Da Costa wrote:
> Vista's Complete PC Backup automatically does the removal of the oldest
> backups.

Thank you for clarifying this. It makes sense now, why I could only see
one image when I was trying to restore the system.

NJ

In article <GF2Vk.22495$VN1.8781@newsfe02.iad>, castellan2004-
nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com says...
> I have a 500GB backup disk to which I did a complete backup of my system
> about 3 times now. Although I am not really running out of space, I
> would like to keep the maximum number of backups to 3 or 4 with the
> oldest being the most reliable backup.
>
> How do I implement such backup procedure without using additional disk
> space?
>
> Thank you in advance for any help.

Create 3 separate backup jobs, each one should be set to OVERWRITE the
file name it creates.

So,

BU Job 1 writes to MONDAY.BKF
BU Job 2 writes to WEDNESDAY.BKF
BU Job 3 writes to FRIDAY.BKF

Since you set the jobs to overwrite, they will only maintain 3 jobs.

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Neil Jones <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote:

>Richie Hardwick wrote:
>> Neil Jones <castellan2004-nschap@remove-this.yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> How do you remove the first backup? That is what I am missing. When I
>>> do a disk cleanup, all the backups are being deleted.
>>>
>>> PS - The backup disk is an external disk and does not list all the
>>> backups during the disk cleanup process.
>>
>> If you don't want the entire drive to have backups, then partition it.
>>
>> Using Vista's backup (which I think is a crappy backup solution), the
>> oldest will be deleted to make room for the new one.
>>
>> If I am wrong, we both shall surely hear about it instantly.
>>
>
>The Vista backup software seems to be ok. What other backup software is
>there to create a complete backup of the system?

Acronis True Image is the most mentioned product. I've used it for
years, now.


Richie Hardwick