Backup Drive is Full?

ColMac

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Several weeks ago I installed a remote hard drive. I am using it to store automatic system backups.

In the last few days I have been notified that the drive is full.

I am using 245GB on my primary (C:) drive.

The remote backup drive has a 1TB capacity.

It's somewhat surprising to be told that drive is full. Opening the drive to look at the files, there is a long list of subfolders under the folder labelled "Backup". One has a long, arcane number, and the other sub-sub folders seem to be daily updates named C/Users/My Name/ and from one to four sub sub sub folders or file names. Clicking on the multiple sub folders or the file names causes nothing to happen.

How can I clean this up? I would like to continue to back up my system automatically, but the drive seems to be full of garbage.
 
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It sounds like it's saving each backup as a separate backup. I would think you have to delete some of the older backups to free up space.
 

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Well, of course.

The big question, though, is how do I make it stop saving each backup as a separate backup? I would hope there'd be a way to overwrite rather than add on.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1
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    PC/Desktop
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    Lenovo 450
    CPU
    IntelIntel Core i7-4770, 3.4 GHz
    Memory
    12GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
    Hard Drives
    2 TB SATA
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    Windows Explorer
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Look though that program/utilities settings
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10 Education 64 Bit
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus
    CPU
    AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
    Memory
    8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
    Sound Card
    VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    Crucial MX100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
    PSU
    Thermaltake TR 620
    Case
    Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Stock heatsink fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
    Mouse
    Logitech M570 Trackball and T650 TouchPad
    Internet Speed
    80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2

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    16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
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    500W
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    SeaMonkey
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    Windows Defender; MBAM Pro
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Exactly what process are you using to backup? Are you referring to file history?

You might check and make sure the backups are not part of the backup....
 

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    ASUS P8Z77 -v Pro, Z87-Expert
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    16 G
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    EVGA GTX 680 Classified (2)
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    Kingston SSD 240 GB
Thanks for your suggestions. I'm going to see if Lenovo can help, since I can't find the application and its settings.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1
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    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo 450
    CPU
    IntelIntel Core i7-4770, 3.4 GHz
    Memory
    12GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
    Hard Drives
    2 TB SATA
    Browser
    Windows Explorer
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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