Microsoft Backup size question

Vista Ultimate 64

Microsoft Backup is scheduled to run weekly on my PC. My question is, if I
delete several GB's of image files, will the next backup size be reduced by
that amount? I'm running out of space on my 700GB backup drive, and could do
a labor intensive cleanup if it would increase backup space - Thanks, IM

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It may be, or it may be reduced by much less. Some files are pre-compressed
and when backed up take up the same amount of space. Other files compress
well and when backed up get much smaller than they are on the original disk.

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"Imageman" <> wrote in message
news: ...
> Vista Ultimate 64
>
> Microsoft Backup is scheduled to run weekly on my PC. My question is, if I
> delete several GB's of image files, will the next backup size be reduced
> by that amount? I'm running out of space on my 700GB backup drive, and
> could do a labor intensive cleanup if it would increase backup space -
> Thanks, IM
>
> --
> USA - Washington State, Kitsap County "Replies welcomed as a sign of
> good etiquette" Nostradamus 1560
>
>
>

What I do with my backup drive is to allow the weekly backups to accumulate
until the drive is full. Then I delete all the backup sets and start over
with a new fresh backup. I get about three months on my 250 GB external
drive before I have to do that.

"Imageman" <> wrote in message
news: ...
> Vista Ultimate 64
>
> Microsoft Backup is scheduled to run weekly on my PC. My question is, if I
> delete several GB's of image files, will the next backup size be reduced
> by that amount? I'm running out of space on my 700GB backup drive, and
> could do a labor intensive cleanup if it would increase backup space -
> Thanks, IM
>
> --
> USA - Washington State, Kitsap County "Replies welcomed as a sign of
> good etiquette" Nostradamus 1560
>
>
>

Thanks Richard!

"Richard G. Harper" <> wrote in message
news:#kqr#...
> It may be, or it may be reduced by much less. Some files are
> pre-compressed and when backed up take up the same amount of space. Other
> files compress well and when backed up get much smaller than they are on
> the original disk.
>
> --
> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
> * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
>
>
> "Imageman" <> wrote in message
> news: ...
>> Vista Ultimate 64
>>
>> Microsoft Backup is scheduled to run weekly on my PC. My question is, if
>> I delete several GB's of image files, will the next backup size be
>> reduced by that amount? I'm running out of space on my 700GB backup
>> drive, and could do a labor intensive cleanup if it would increase backup
>> space - Thanks, IM
>>
>> --
>> USA - Washington State, Kitsap County "Replies welcomed as a sign of
>> good etiquette" Nostradamus 1560
>>
>>
>>
>

Thanks for the idea!

"On Request" <onrequest@mychoice> wrote in message
news:...
> What I do with my backup drive is to allow the weekly backups to
> accumulate until the drive is full. Then I delete all the backup sets and
> start over with a new fresh backup. I get about three months on my 250 GB
> external drive before I have to do that.
>
> "Imageman" <> wrote in message
> news: ...
>> Vista Ultimate 64
>>
>> Microsoft Backup is scheduled to run weekly on my PC. My question is, if
>> I delete several GB's of image files, will the next backup size be
>> reduced by that amount? I'm running out of space on my 700GB backup
>> drive, and could do a labor intensive cleanup if it would increase backup
>> space - Thanks, IM
>>
>> --
>> USA - Washington State, Kitsap County "Replies welcomed as a sign of
>> good etiquette" Nostradamus 1560
>>
>>
>>
>

You're welcome.

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"Imageman" <> wrote in message
news: ...
> Thanks Richard!
>
> "Richard G. Harper" <> wrote in message
> news:#kqr#...
>> It may be, or it may be reduced by much less. Some files are
>> pre-compressed and when backed up take up the same amount of space.
>> Other files compress well and when backed up get much smaller than they
>> are on the original disk.
>>
>> --
>> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
>> * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
>> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>> * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
>>
>>
>> "Imageman" <> wrote in message
>> news: ...
>>> Vista Ultimate 64
>>>
>>> Microsoft Backup is scheduled to run weekly on my PC. My question is, if
>>> I delete several GB's of image files, will the next backup size be
>>> reduced by that amount? I'm running out of space on my 700GB backup
>>> drive, and could do a labor intensive cleanup if it would increase
>>> backup space - Thanks, IM
>>>
>>> --
>>> USA - Washington State, Kitsap County "Replies welcomed as a sign of
>>> good etiquette" Nostradamus 1560
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>