Types of Backup

In the "Types of Backup" category you can find descriptions of different types of backup and media rotation schemes. You can see the list of the terms from this category below.

• Archival Backup

  An archival backup is a type of backup in which all files are copied to a backup storage device. Archival... (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 u... (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... (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 backu... (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... (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... (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 Backup does... (more about Grandfather-father-son backup...)

  
  
• Image Backup

  An image backup is a backup of an entire hard drive by means of creating its image and its probable... (more about Image Backup...)

  
  
• Incremental Backup

  An incremental backup is a backup in which only the files that have been modified since the last backup are... (more about 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... (more about Round robin schedule...)

  
  
• Serverless Backup

  A type of LAN free backup that does not use any of the resources of an application server or a... (more about Serverless Backup...)

  
  
• Simple backup

  A simple backup is the elementary type of files backup. Each time a compressed archive file is created, the new... (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... (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... (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 backu... (more about Total Backup...)