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The differential backup contains all files that have changed since the last FULL backup. The advantag L AT E S T A R T I C L E S
shortens restore time compared to a full backup or an incremental backup. However, if you perform th
times, the size of the differential backup might grow to be larger than the baseline full backup. How to back up data files from
SFTP using Backup4all
There is a significant, but sometimes confusing, distinction between differential backup and incremen
How to back up data files from
backs up all the files modified since the last full backup, differential or incremental backup, differentia
Azure using Backup4all
by backing up all the files that have changed since the last full backup.
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That is where it gets its name: it backs up everything that's different from the last full backup.
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In the image below you can see an example of how a differential backup would look like for a backup Wasabi S3 Compatible

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Restoring a differential backup is a faster process than restoring an incremental backup because only
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Backup4all uses the information it has recorded in its catalog file (.bkc) to determine whether each fil L AT E S T P LU G I N S
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Use differential backup if you have a reasonable amount of time to perform backups. The upside is th IconPackager
are needed to perform a complete restore. The downside is if you run multiple differential backups aft
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probably including some files in each differential backup that were already included in earlier different
recently modified.

Advantages:

1. Restore is faster than restoring from incremental backup

2. Backing up is faster than a full backup

3. The storage space requirements are lower than for full backup

Disadvantages:

1. Restore is slower than restoring from a full backup

2. Backing up is slower than the incremental backup

3. The storage space requirements are higher than for the incremental backup

Backup4all supports the differential backup type and offers a solution for the slow backup issue.

In time, the differential can grow to a size that is equal to or larger than with the full version. Therefore
to trigger the creation of a new full backup:

Make a full backup when differential zip size exceeds ...% of the full backup (default is 50%)

Make a full backup when differential zip size exceeds ... (default is 1MBytes)

The system counts the file sizes for the differential backup and if the selected condition is met it perfo

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How to use the backup list

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The Backup list is the section visible in the middle column of the main window. It
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