Solved ID full backups? Says oldest date range is most recent

[kittyshrink]

Trying to delete old backups to make room.

How can I tell which backups are *full* backups? (please continue reading to see why the obvious answer doesn't work)

Under Backup and Restore > Manage disk space > View Backups, I select *oldest* Backup Period (there are 4), hit Delete, get a cautionary message:
"Are you sure you want to delete the most recent file backup?"

If I select any of the more recent Backup Periods, I only get a standard confirmation request (i.e., without "the most recent")

I don't want to delete the last full backup until I've made a new one.
"Create new, full backup" is NOT in the left pane options list in the Backup and Restore window.
The past several regularly scheduled backups have failed ("was cancelled"), I suspect due to lack of space. (Backing up to a networked RAID array, avail space only 1TB, backup size approx 1 TB)

3 of the 4 Backup Periods are sizeable, but as I've downloaded lots GBs of image files in this time, I can't tell if the oldest Backup Period is the only one with a full backup or not.

 

[Brink]

Hello Kitty, and welcome to Seven Forums.

In Windows Backup, each dated "Backup Set" folder is a new full backup period. In this folder are dated incremental "Backup Files" folders.

Whenever you create a backup in "Windows Backup" by clicking on the "Back up now" button, it only creates an incremental backup (Backup Files) again.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/615-backup-user-system-files.html
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If you like, you could use the shortcut in the tutorial below to create a new full backup period ("Backup Set" folder) each time it's used.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/203196-backup-make-create-new-backup-shortcut.html
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Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[kittyshrink]

Thanks, Shawn, that clarified it nicely.

Confusion was due to different nomenclature/file structure showing depending on whether backup files were accessed via Windows Backup vs Windows Explorer. Dunno why. Don't care. All better now.

Many thanks again.

JP

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome JP. Glad it was able to help.