Total Backup

Total backup is a method of computer backup that expects that you don’t perform explicit selection of data, but back up everything without any exceptions.

There are two main approaches to total backup:

• Total Backup of PC Files. This approach suggests that you simply back up all objects that are accessible via your computer’s file system. The backup is a one-to-one copy of all files and folders, and if you accidentally delete some important document, you can restore it from a files-based total backup very quickly and easily.


• Image-Based Backup. This method lets you create complete hard disk images. Unlike files-based method, total disk snapshots don’t access data through file system and contain operating system, boot records and all other hidden information. On the one hand, they provide higher data security, but on the other hand they are not very convenient, as the smallest object you can restore is an HDD partition.

Total Backup and Full Backup: Disambiguation

Total Backup is also sometimes used to refer to full backup (or archival backup), which is a general name for first backup in a series (implying that consequent backups won’t contain data backed up with the first one).

Total Enterprise Backup

In addition to local backup of computer data, we also offer a solution for multiple computers. The Server Backup edition of our software lets you install client programs on all workstations and servers in the network, and then control all operations from one control point. This lets you perform total backup of all network data.

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Note: Our software is designed for Windows 10,8,7, Vista and Windows Server 2019,2016,2012, 2008.

See Also

• System Backup
• Windows 8 Backup
• Incremental Backup
• NAS hard drive

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