Yes, they are.Maybe I don't understand exactly how those backups work since I do not use them, but aren't the later backups the most current?
Yes, I'd lose them in those backups but they would still exist in the system. Creating a new backup would would again include them in the backup files.If you did a brand new backup now, would you loose some files you had earlier?
No, Win 7 gives the option of deleting groups of backup files done over about a month each. I wanted to avoid deleting that many but I had no other option.Since I don't have the presentation of how you might identify bad files, I cannot really understand exactly what you are trying to do. Buy if the incomplete backups are identified, can you just delete those without really loosing anything?
I couldn't find them when I looked for them.You can open those backups and look at the individual files, I believe. Aren't they just zipped?
I don't know that either and couldn't find anyone who did. I felt it simpler to just delete the ones I knew were incomplete.Are the incomplete backups not useable?
I did exactly the same thing using Acronis 10 and an external HD but when the time came to actually restore a system that I had used it on, I couldn't figure out how to do it. I didn't know which options to select and no restoration occurred no matter what I did. I decided then that while Acronis might have done reliable backups, they were worthless to me if I couldn't figure out how to restore them to the system.I use a 3rd party app for Imaging and I can delete any or all Images as I wish simply by selecting it and choose delete. I use Acronis True Image Home 2011 and store my Images on an Ext HD.
Acronis 10 is a fairly old version. Not even sure this version will work with Win 7.