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Acronis True Image Echo has the capability to consolidate backup files (create a consistent copy of archive while deleting selected backups)

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Introduction

Acronis True Image Echo supports consolidation of filename based backup archive sets. For example, if you have a full backup and a number of incremental ones and do not need all the backup slices anymore, you may want to delete some of the slices (points in time) but the manual deletion of the incremental backup files will result in the corruption of all the consequent ones.

The filename based consolidation allows to delete backups that you do not need while keeping the archive consistency from any backup set. Technically, in this case Acronis True Image Echo will create another full backup instead of the oldest slice you choose to keep. The main differences between the Acronis Backup Server consolidation and the filename based Acronis True Image Echo consolidation are as follows:

• Filename based consolidation creates a consistent copy of the archive that does not contain deleted backups, but the source archive stays as is unless you delete it. This requires more disk space but ensures security of the archive if consolidation fails due to power failure or lack of disk space;
• Filename based consolidation deletes any number of backups, just select those you wish to keep;
• Filename based consolidation deletes any backups that are not selected (still keeping the consistency of all the incremental backup chains involved);
• Filename based consolidation can be performed directly both via the Acronis True Image Management Console connected to Acronis True Image Agent and with Acronis True Image Echo local version with the use of the corresponding tool.

Solution

Here is the step-by-step description of the archive consolidation process:

1. After starting the Backup Consolidation Wizard, the source archive (a set of .tib files) should be selected:
   
   

   

   

2. Then you need to select the states of the system you want to consolidate into the resulting backup archive(s):
   
   

   

3. After that you should select the name for the resulting full backup (other incremental backups will be created and named automatically):
   
   

   

4. Then you should hit Proceed to start consolidation:
   
   

   

5. After the consolidation process is over, we can see that only selected backups were included into the consolidated backup:
   
   

   

(!) As a result of this sample consolidation you will have two backup archives: MyBackup_www.spearpointsecuritygroup.com and MyBackup_www.spearpointsecuritygroup.com. The rule is that you will always have the number of archives equal to the number of slices.

More information

You can also take a look at the Acronis Resource Center Article on Consolidation.

See also Automatic Consolidation in Acronis Backup Server.

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backups of Windows computers created with:
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Acronis True Image , Acronis True Image Cloud (Release )
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backups of Macs created with:
Acronis True Image , Acronis True Image Subscription
Acronis True Image , Acronis True Image Subscription
Acronis True Image , Acronis True Image Cloud (Release )
Acronis True Image for Mac

backups of Windows computers created with:
Acronis True Image , Acronis True Image Subscription
Acronis True Image , Acronis True Image Cloud (Release )
Acronis True Image
Acronis True Image *
True Image by Acronis*
Acronis True Image Home *
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Acronis True Image Home 11*

backups of Macs created with:
Acronis True Image , Acronis True Image Subscription
Acronis True Image , Acronis True Image Cloud (Release )
Acronis True Image for Mac

backups of Windows computers created with:
Acronis True Image , Acronis True Image Cloud (Release )
Acronis True Image

backups of Macs created with:
Acronis True Image , Acronis True Image Cloud (Release )
Acronis True Image for Mac

backups of Windows computers created with:
Acronis True Image , Acronis True Image Cloud (Release )
Acronis True Image
Acronis True Image
True Image by Acronis

backups of Macs created with:
Acronis True Image , Acronis True Image Cloud (Release )
Acronis True Image for Mac
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Power User Insights are guest blogs written by advanced users who share their tips, tactics and techniques so you can get the most out of Acronis products.

Paul Larini has been using Acronis True Image and making it work in WinPE for many years. He developed MustangPEBuilder to make customizing WinPE with Acronis software easy for thousands of users.​

Managing the disk space on your computer can be a constant struggle. The good news is that Acronis True Image has a useful feature that allows you to free up space on your drives whenever you want. Called Archiving, it lets you move large files or files that are seldom used into storage – either in the Acronis Cloud or on a drive connected to the local computer.

Not only will Archiving free up disk space, it also creates a shortcut on your computer so you can quickly access those files later.

To get started, open True Image and click the “Archive” menu item. There is a tutorial built into Acronis True Image to help you understand the “Archiving” procedure. Here’s a quick overview.

You can review the files on your computer by choosing a variety of criteria such as the type of data, date created, or size. Then you simply cherry-pick the files you want to archive and select the location where they will be stored. You can move them to a local drive or place them in the Acronis Cloud storage area associated with your account. Once they are archived, you’ll enjoy the extra storage space on you drive.

Looking to place an extra layer of security around your archived files? You can encrypt the data archived in the Acronis Cloud using military-grade encryption.

If you decide to store the archived files in the Acronis Cloud, you will be able to select the data center closest to you, ensuring you’ll experience the fastest transfer speed when uploading the data.

The “Analyze Home Folder” button on the “Archive” screen will examine the Users folder on your Windows system. Any Documents, Downloads, Pictures or other folders you created in the Users folder will be evaluated. If you wish to review a different folder, simply click on the down arrow next to the “Analyze Home Folder” button and pick one.

Here is an example. In the image below, a folder named “Test Archive” was created on the C: drive with a file named “www.spearpointsecuritygroup.com”. To archive it, you’d select this file:

Then you’d click the “Select Destination” button to choose where the archive will be stored – either the Acronis Cloud or a local folder. In this example, the file is being saved to a folder at D:\Archived Files:

Once you click the “OK” button, you’ll want to click the “Archive” button in the lower-right section of the screen. You will see the following message asking if you want to proceed.

You start the archiving process by choosing “Yes.” When it is finished you will see the following screen:

You can either choose another folder to analyze and archive, or close the window if you are finished.

An “Acronis Drive” location where the archived files are saved is now on your computer. You can view the archived files using File Explorer, although they will be stored in read-only mode. If you wish to work with them, simply copy the files to the original (or any new) location.

When you click on the “Settings” button, you have two additional choices.

You can further safeguard the data by checking the “Encryption” box and adding a password.

Alternatively, you can select the “Delete archive” item to remove the archived file from the list or delete it entirely: