Differential Backup vs. Incremental Backup

NAKIVO
May 5, 2020

In earlier posts, we have covered how the incremental backup works. Now we will focus on how the differential backup works and compare it with the incremental one.

Differential backup copies the differences in a VM made since a last full backup. This method is in between a full backup and a traditional incremental (not forever-incremental) one regarding backup and recovery speed, and the storage space it requires.

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