This requires more storage space, but ensures an easier, more reliable restore. Many organizations struggle with incremental vs. Cons: Slower recovery, risk of data lossĭifferential Backup captures only the changes made since the last full backup, not since the last differential backup.Saves both time and storage space, and ensures that your backup is up to date. Incremental Backup captures only the changes made since the last incremental backup. Cons: Slower backup, lots of storage required.Frequent full backups result in easier recovery operations. When a source file is deleted, that file is also deleted in the mirror backup automatically.įull Backup captures your entire system and all the data you want to protect. Mirror Backup creates a mirror copy of the source data.
Here is a quick rundown of the most common backup methods available:
