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I just looked at my backup configuration it said the backup size was 210 gigabytes. So I excluded a folder with videos on it and it said the backup size was now 33 gigabytes. So I ran backup. But my 1.5 Terabyte hard drive doesn't have more free space now it has less. It had 66.6 gigabytes now it has 64.5. Under file:///K:/Windows%20OneCare%20Backup/CHARLES-VISTAPC/
there are two folders 2009 and 2009 A . 2009 is 548 gigabytes and 2009 A is 175 gigabytes. 2009 A was 172 gigabytes before the last backup. Do I need them both? Why are they so much bigger than the data I am backing up?
I'm about to run out of space. How do I clean up backup from files I don't still need?
Thanks,
Chas

Monday, September 21, 2009 4:44 AM

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No, you don't need them both. I assume that the one without the A suffix is older than the other with the A appended. You can delete the older one as the fact that there are two folders indicates that you started a new full backup. See this post for how to delete the older fodler and contents:
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onecarebackupandrestore/thread/f0281206-ed0b-474c-8541-cc50843e5be2

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- Marked as answer by Stephen BootsMVP, Moderator Monday, September 21, 2009 12:09 PM
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No, you don't need them both. I assume that the one without the A suffix is older than the other with the A appended. You can delete the older one as the fact that there are two folders indicates that you started a new full backup. See this post for how to delete the older fodler and contents:
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/onecarebackupandrestore/thread/f0281206-ed0b-474c-8541-cc50843e5be2

-steve
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- Marked as answer by Stephen BootsMVP, Moderator Monday, September 21, 2009 12:09 PM
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Thanks, That worked. Chas

Monday, September 21, 2009 5:29 PM