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Enter your archive name value in the corresponding Archive name field below. Note that it is not

recommended to have more than one backup task writing data to the same archive. The retention

rules applied to the archive by different backup tasks may cause an unpredictable outcome.

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third one.

6.3 When to Back Up

In the third step of Create backup task wizard, you should define the schedule of backing up your

virtual machines data. There are two options available  scheduling your backup, and creating a

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the steps of the wizard or could be run later from the Tasks view.

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Clear the Do not schedule, run on demand check box to set your scheduling of how often to back up

the data. Acronis vmProtect allows for weekly scheduling and functions in Windows and Linux

operating systems.

In the Schedule area, select the appropriate parameter as follows: Every: <...> week(s) on: <...>.

Specify a certain number of weeks and the days of the week you want the task to be run. For