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This is because the full backups created at midnight were replaced by new full backups of the same
day.
4.3.2 Backup splitting and simplified file naming
When a backup is split according to backup splitting (p. 82) settings, the same indexing is used to also
name parts of the backup. The file name for the next backup will have the next available index.
For example, suppose that the first backup of the archive MyData has been split in two parts. Then,
the file names for this backup are MyData1.tib and MyData2.tib. The second backup (supposing that
it is not split) will be named MyData3.tib.
4.3.3 Usage examples
This section provides examples of how you can use simplified file naming.
4.3.3.1 Example 1. Daily backup replacing the old one
Consider the following scenario:
You want to perform a daily full backup of your machine.
You want to store the backup on a locally attached USB hard drive in the file MyMachine.tib.
You want each new backup to replace the old one.
In this scenario, create a backup plan with a daily schedule. When creating the backup plan, specify
the USB hard drive as the archive location, specify MyMachine as the archive name, select the Name
backup files using the archive name... check box, and select Full as the backup type.
Result. The archive consists of a single file: MyMachine.tib. This file is deleted before creating a new
backup.
If you choose to back up to a locally attached RDX drive or USB flash drive, you will not see the Name
backup files using the archive name... check box. Instead, make sure that the removable device
mode (p. 149) is set to Removable media.
4.3.3.2 Example 2. Daily full backups with a date stamp
Consider the following scenario:
You want to perform a daily full backup of your machine.
You want to move older backups to a remote location by using a script.
In this scenario, create a backup plan with a daily schedule. When creating the backup plan, specify
MyMachine-[DATE] as the archive name, select the Name backup files using the archive name...
check box, and select Full as the backup type.
Result:
The backups of January 1, 2012, January 2, 2012, and so on, are stored respectively as
MyMachine-[2012-01-01].tib, MyMachine-[2012-01-02].tib, and so on.
Your script can move older backups based on the date stamp.
See also “The [Date] variable” (p. 54).
