Cobian Backup 11 (Gravity) • Clear explanation of difference between incremental and differential in this case

So I've been using Cobian for several yeas and I need to understand this once and for all.

I always create tasks running a full backup at first.

Then I change it to incremental to update the modified files only.

I know theoretically the differences between differential and incremental backups, but in practice, it doesn't seem to make any difference.

I created a task as an example with a text file "abc", created a full backup task, then changed the file writing some random text in it, changed backup plan to differential. Then did the same thing but with "incremental" checked.

If I check "create separated backups using timestamps", it will create a new file with all the changes everytime I run the task, whether with incremental or differential option selected.

If I uncheck "create separated backups using timestamps", the task will only update the backed up file on the destiny folder, whether I choose incremental or differential.

So whats the real porpose of choosing one backup option instead of the other if they do the same thing except if I uncheck " "create separated backups using timestamps"?

Statistics: Posted by Leonardo — 18 Aug 2022, 20:16

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