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Handy Backup / Support / Backup Terms Glossary / Types of Backup

Types of Backup

In the “Types of Backup” category you can find descriptions of different types of backup and media rotation schemes.

  • Archival Backup
  • An archival backup is a type of backup in which all files are copied to a backup storage device. Archival backups are also called full backup... More about Archival Backup...
  • Backup rotation schedule
  • Backup rotation schedule is a schedule, which defines how often a backup is performed, how the data is backed up, which media is used and the amount... More about Backup rotation schedule...
  • Backup rotation scheme
  • A backup rotation scheme is a scheme, involving backup media rotation determining various parameters of the backup process. Now nearly every backup... More about Backup rotation scheme...
  • Cumulative Incremental Backup
  • A cumulative incremental backup is a backup of all data files that have been modified since the last archival backup. Some backup programs employ... More about Cumulative Incremental Backup...
  • Differential Backup
  • Differential backup is a process of backing up only the files that have changed since the last FULL backup. This backup requires only the most recent... More about Differential Backup...
  • Full Backup
  • A full backup is a copy of all selected files (sometimes most of hard disk files), kept on a different storage media, for use in emergencies. It... More about Full Backup...
  • Grandfather-father-son backup
  • A Grandfather-father-son backup is a backup according to the most widely used backup rotation schedule Grandfather-father-son. Currently, Handy... More about Grandfather-father-son backup...
  • Image Backup. Hard Disk Drive Imaging.
  • An image backup is a backup of an entire hard drive by means of creating its image (also called mirror, or snapshot). It allows, in case of a... More about Image Backup. Hard Disk Drive Imaging....
  • What is an Incremental Backup
  • An incremental backup is a backup in which only the files that have been modified since the last backup are copied. Cumulative backups and... More about What is an Incremental Backup...
  • Round robin schedule
  • A round robin schedule is a schedule, including a rotation of all the objects in the schedule, making sure that every object is engaged in the... More about Round robin schedule...
  • Serverless Backup: Hardware and Software Solutions
  • Serverless backup is a type of LAN free backup that does not use any of the resources of an application server or a backup server. To see an example... More about Serverless Backup: Hardware and Software Solutions...
  • Simple backup
  • A simple backup is the elementary type of files backup. Each time a compressed archive file is created, the new version of backup file replaces the... More about Simple backup...
  • System Backup
  • A system backup is a backup of all system files, which allows restoring the operating system to a working state after a crash. Usually only special... More about System Backup...
  • Tar Backup
  • "Tar backup" means to backup your data using tar compression. It is very useful, for example: "by using compression, you can usually store more than... More about Tar Backup...
  • Total Backup
  • A total backup is a backup of all files on the computer. This backup can also be called full backup, archival backup. This can also be applied to a... More about Total Backup...

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  • 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...

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