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Backupper incremental backup chain question

Let’s say I start to run out of storage and need to delete some of the backup files. I’m doing incremental backups. What would I be able to delete in the backup chain while keeping the most recent backup?

Let’s use this as my example: https://www.screencast.com/t/5h52yogqdF.

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  • edited November 2018
    An incremental backup requires a full backup as a base and each individual incremental relies on every preceeding  incremental backup to work. Your best bet right now is to delete the first full backup (7:47pm version). You don't need it. To save yourself some possible grief in the future, I'd keep the incremental chain fairly short. Remember, if ANY backup is faulty, anything made after that is useless. Just delete all and start again with ONE full backup (uncheck option to make a full backup before starting) every so often. If you're using the Pro version, you can set this up to delete all old versions and start again using the scheme plan. The standard version requires you to delete manually.
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