Looking for backup help.

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?

bbsstmez;559266 Wrote:
> 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?

Hi bbsstmez,

If you are doing a complete PC backup, then you can simply just delete
the older ones. See the "Backup Location" at the top of here for how.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/99...-computer.html


If you are doing file backups with automatic backups, then it you
should be able to remove them from the restore wizard. See step 5 here.
You can also remove them manually using the same method above.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...kup-files.html

Shawn


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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.
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"bbsstmez" <> wrote in message
news:E87ED2C5-583D-4D59-8641-...
> 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?

bbsstmez wrote:
> 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/tec...007/09/Backup/

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

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...ls/backup.mspx

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

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...1-6179067.html


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

"bbsstmez" <> wrote in message
news:E87ED2C5-583D-4D59-8641-...
> 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?

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.

"brink" wrote:

>
> bbsstmez;559266 Wrote:
> > 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?
>
> Hi bbsstmez,
>
> If you are doing a complete PC backup, then you can simply just delete
> the older ones. See the "Backup Location" at the top of here for how.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/99...-computer.html
>
>
> If you are doing file backups with automatic backups, then it you
> should be able to remove them from the restore wizard. See step 5 here.
> You can also remove them manually using the same method above.
>
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/10...kup-files.html
>
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> '*Vista Forums*'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*
>

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.

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:

> 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.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "bbsstmez" <> wrote in message
> news:E87ED2C5-583D-4D59-8641-...
> > 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?
>
>
>

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.

"Bob" wrote:

> Are you saying it registers the drive as full even though it's not?
>
> "bbsstmez" <> wrote in message
> news:E87ED2C5-583D-4D59-8641-...
> > 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?
>
>

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.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"bbsstmez" <> wrote in message
news:9DA9FE92-AF53-4358-9B56-...
> 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.
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
>
>> 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.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> "bbsstmez" <> wrote in message
>> news:E87ED2C5-583D-4D59-8641-...
>> > 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?
>>
>>
>>

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

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:

> 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.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "bbsstmez" <> wrote in message
> news:9DA9FE92-AF53-4358-9B56-...
> > 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.
> >
> > "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
> >
> >> 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.
> >> --
> >> Andre
> >> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> >> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> >> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> >> "bbsstmez" <> wrote in message
> >> news:E87ED2C5-583D-4D59-8641-...
> >> > 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?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>