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Windows 7 Backup Disk Full
Using Windows 7 built in backup, it keeps filling up my 2TB hard drive and then failing once there is not enough space.
I see that I can manually delete 2-3 month old data file backups and free up space that way, but can't this be automated somehow or is the backup program just that bad?
Why would the program give preference to old backups while failing on new backups which should have priority?
I have no idea why microsoft programmers decided to give preference to new backups over old ones... You should probably try asking them. – Supercereal – 2011-10-28T19:23:55.000
Here is a link to a windows 7 forum where someone has the same exact question with no answers... It doesn't look promising for a good answer... The keywords you want are "Windows 7" "backup retention period". The only true solution might be a new backup solution... +1 for a good question! – David – 2011-10-28T19:24:48.310
possible duplicate of Windows 7 Backup Disk Full specifically check out this answer
– Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2011-10-28T19:58:35.330How big are your backups in the first place? – surfasb – 2011-10-28T22:36:53.327
It shouldn't really matter how big my backups are. The whole point is that as long as my backup isn't bigger than the drive, it should be able to delete older backups and keep only the newest backups as far back as available space on my drive allows. – muhan – 2011-10-29T06:56:41.523
Regarding Kyle in the first comment, I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic or just read my question incorrectly. Microsoft is giving preference to old backups over new backups. It will fail a new backup job if there is no space while keeping older backups. It SHOULD delete older backup files and make space for new backups to occur. – muhan – 2011-10-29T06:58:25.233