Backup rotation schemes
Backup rotation schemes are schemes used in the backup process, involving rotation media in various ways. Not every backup program supports backup rotation schemes, Handy Backup among them, yet. Backup rotation schemes are used to make sure all the relevant data is saved using the least space on the media. The most widely-known schemes are Grandfather-father-son, Tower of Hanoi, etc.
Term of the Day
- Data Replication
- Data replication is a process of copying data from a one site to one or more sites for increased security or performance. It is very much like data... More about Data Replication...
Backup Software Glossary
Current glossary explains various terms that you may come across while working with Handy Backup or other backup software.
Handy Backup is a backup utility for Windows Servers and PCs that is famous for its flexibility and ease of use.
The glossary contains 473 terms. The current section Backup Practices contains 54 terms.
Other "Backup Practices" Terms
- Hard Disk Mirroring
- Hard disk mirroring is a process of creation of an exact copy of data stored on disk. Sometimes this procedure is called synchronization, as it can... More about Hard Disk Mirroring...
- USB Password Manager
- A USB password manager is an application located on USB drive, used to save site login passwords, fill online webforms with them and submit webmail... More about USB Password Manager...
- Sync Computers
- There are a variety of reasons why you may encounter the challenge to synchronize multiple computers. Firstly, you may want to synchronize photos... More about Sync Computers...
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