Ghost 15: Ext Drive F: Recovery Point Set Base BU (RPS) File Size is limited to many 2.096 GBs

 

First thing is I am trying to insert screen shots into this post but have failed miserably.

 

If someone can help me with the steps to insert the screen shots I will repost.

 

 

Thanks.

 

Bob

 

 

I am trying to tie in the files I see in explorer below for the F: external drive screen shot 1 to Manage Backup Destination screen shot 2.

 

Screen shot 1: Norton Backups folder of my external drive = 58.9 GB

 

Per screen shot 1 it looks like Ghost breaks up the base backup of v2i into maximum size files of about 2.096 GB.

 

 

 

 

Screen shot 2: Manage Backup Destination Recovery Point Set = 59.0 GB

 

Why does Ghost break up the base backup into smaller files?

 

Are smaller files of the base backup necessary?

 

From a file management point of view it would be much easier to see the entire base backup in one file and then tie in each incremental backup based on my schedule. I do the base backup on Sunday and incremental daily. This is a weekly schedule for backups. I have read that it is important to limit incremental. Does this weekly schedule make sense? 

 

Any background on how this works is appreciated.

 

Thanks very much.

 

Bob