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Old 28-05-2008, 11:35
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Originally Posted by hi-de-hi View Post
From the one line description of each type, there doesn't appear to be much different between incremental and differential, so which one is the best one for me to choose?
Incremental records changes since the last backup, differential records changes since the last *full* backup. Differential is probably your best bet if your full backups are intermittent.

Do think about online backup, it removes the risks of fire and theft and also provides redundancy - ie more than one backup copy. Fuller info on backup methods and risks here.
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