User guide

You have the following backup chain in your archive:

F1 I2 I3 I4 D5 I6 I7 I8 F9 I10 I11 D12 F13

Here F means full backup, I -incremental, D - differential.

You convert to full the I4 backup. The I4, D5, I6, I7, I8 backups will be updated, while I10 I11 D12 will

remain unchanged, because they depend on F9.

Tips on usage

Conversion does not create a copy of a backup. To obtain a self-sufficient copy of the backup on a

flash drive or removable media, use the export (p. 156) operation.

Conversion is not allowed for backups stored on tapes and CD/DVD.

When you mount an image (p. 162) in the read/write mode, the software creates an incremental

backup containing the changes you make to the backup content. The subsequent backups do not

contain these changes. Naturally, if you convert any of the subsequent backups to full, none of these

changes will appear in the resulting full backup.

8.4.4 Deleting archives and backups

The Backups deletion window displays the same tab as for the vaults view, but with check boxes for

each archive and backup. The archive or backup you have chosen to delete has the check mark.

Review the archive or backup that you have selected to delete. If you need to delete other archives

and backups select the respective check boxes, then click Delete selected and confirm the deletion.

What happens if I delete a backup that is a base of an incremental or differential backup?

To preserve archive consistency, the program will consolidate the two backups. For example, you

delete a full backup but retain the next incremental one. The backups will be combined into a single

full backup which will be dated the incremental backup date. When you delete an incremental or

differential backup from the middle of the chain, the resulting backup type will be incremental.

Please be aware that consolidation is just a method of deletion but not an alternative to deletion.

The resulting backup will not contain data that was present in the deleted backup and was absent

from the retained incremental or differential backup.

There should be enough space in the vault for temporary files created during consolidation. Backups

resulting from consolidation always have maximum compression.