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I'm sorry if this question is in the documentation, but I need an answer. The first time I backed up I ended up with 1 backup file. The next day I did another backup and ended up with a bunch (20+) backup files that filled up my entire hard drive. Last night I did a backup and ended up with 2 files. What is going on?

That doesn't sound right. You can set up the backup so that the archive file is split into multiple parts. This is necessary on some hosts that restrict the size of a file that a script can create. It is also necessary if you are transferring files to cloud storage. So having a multi-part archive is not unusual, but they should be consistent between backups. Please zip and post your latest backup log so I can take a look at what is happening.

First off, I should have posted this question into the Akeeba Core section since that is what I am using. Is it still possible to configure akeeba core to have multi-part backup files?

I should move posts to their proper forum and yell at users who post in the wrong place, but the truth is I like doing support better than moderating the forum. :D

Yes, it is possible to do split archives in the Core version of Akeeba. You won't see any disabled menu items or non-functional icons in Core because the feature is only available in Pro. Anything you see in your version should work. If it doesn't, we want to know about it.