Incremental/Differential backups - cannot update the fulls?

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Incremental/Differential backups - cannot update the fulls?

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I am probably missing something..
on either a Differential or Incremental backups -
It does not seem to be making the additional fulls.
in the task details under dynamics the "use a fixed day" is grayed out
- on a new task, I cannot check the box
- on a task imported for Cobian Backup - it is checked but I cannot clear it.
-on both imported task and new task I cannot change the Fixed day.

I can change the number of fulls to keep and make a full every - which I just set to see if that will make a full.

The imported task that had Fixed day check/set did not make a full on that day.
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If you cannot select a setting, it means that the setting is not available in you configuration. For example: "use a fixed day" is only available for Differential OR incremental tasks AND daily backups.
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Well that would make a lot of sense.
Problem is these are incrementals. Not only are they incrementails but it is from a task that was imported from Backup 11 which work perfect there.
That imported task has fixed day checked and should have made additional full but did not. (I cannot uncheck it but it is checked)

I have look into this on two different systems and the same problem exist
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But is this a DAILY task?
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Ok.. I did/do have weekly selected. Changing to daily did make the fields available.
Should it not also have the option to do fulls on a fixed day with Weekly when you have select Mon, Tue, Wed, Thru, Fri?

(this did/does work in Backup11)
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Then you need to be sure to select that day on the weekly schedule. If I have learnt something under the last 10 years is: never trust the user. :shock:

I will make it possible for weekly as well, but as said, you need to include this day in the schedule as well.
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Thank you...

Lol - Yep I know those users .. pain in ... If we could only write code and not have to do integrity checks..

Is it possible when Weekly is select to only give the options to select a day that was on the weekly schedule?
I know someone at some point will still complain that they could not select a day that was not...
Maybe a short note near the selection - "must be a day in the schedule"
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Yep, will think about it...
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