You can learn what are incremental and differential backup in Windows 11, their difference and how to create them in Windows 11. Keep reading for more details.
As we all know, data backup is an important means to effectively prevent data loss. Backing up your data in advance can help you protect against the hazards caused by computer viruses, system failures or sudden shutdowns. Currently, there are 3 main backup methods, which are full backup, incremental backup and differential backup. Compared with full backups, incremental and differential backups will take less time to backup and can save as much disk space as possible.
Incremental backup means that after one full backup or the incremental backup, each subsequent backup task only backs up files that have been added or modified compared to the previous one. A differential backup, on the other hand, will backup files that have been modified since the last full backup.
Both incremental and differential backup are widely applicable backup method, which backs up only newly added and changed items to save much backup time and space. However, in view of different basis, there are some differences.
In general, the biggest advantage of incremental backups is that they take less time to backup and are faster. Differential backups, on the other hand, have the biggest advantage of their integrity and independence, which increases the speed and success rate of restore. You can choose the appropriate backup method for your own needs.
Whether you want to create incremental or differential backups, the safe and reliable third-party backup software AOMEI Backupper Professional is a great choice. It provides 4 backup solutions, namely System Backup, Disk Backup, File Backup and Partition Backup to protect your data in all aspects.
Before you start, please download this software. If you are a Windows Server user, then AOMEI Backupper Server is more suitable for you. You can follow the graphic tutorial below to start learning how to make incremental backups or differential backups. Here is an example of file backup.
Step 1. Firstly, open this backup software, and select Backup > File Backup.
Step 2. Then you can click Add File or Add Folder to select the files or folders to be backed up.
Step 3. You need to select a destination location to store your file backup.
Step 4. At this point, you have 2 ways to do backups. You can choose to schedule a backup and then set the backup frequency and the software will automatically back up your files for you. Or you can choose to back up your files manually after the software has done a full backup.
Step 5. Then click Backup Scheme at the lower location and then select incremental or differential backup under the Backup Method.
Step 6. Confirm all your operations and click Start Backup to backup files.
Professional backup software AOMEI Backupper Professional can help you backup your system, disks, partitions and files easily. It supports full backup, incremental backup and differential backup, you can choose any one of them according to your own needs. And you can set different frequency to backup files automatically. It also supports multiple Windows systems.
Besides, it is also an excellent restore software that can quickly help you restore incremental backups or differential backups. If you want to restore a system backup to a computer with different hardware, you can use its Universal Restore feature to achieve the goal. You can download this software to discover more useful features.