Disk Mode or File Backup for HDD with data only?
ATI 2013
Win 7
In ATI 2013 I'm starting to use Disk Mode backup now for my HDD with the OS to ensure I get everything including hidden partitions and it is simpler because I don't have to think about it (which partition etc). I only need to do this once a week.
Again for my data disk, a backup in Disk Mode would be simpler. However for speed considerations on daily backups, is incremental File Backups much faster than incremental image backup using Disk Mode?
Thanks
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Grover....now please. We all know what incredible work you have done in guiding us with your excellent reports from your tireless testing which I think you actually must enjoy (but not me). Could you not share a morsel? I will send my first born...he is only 6 :)
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If I were to make an guess based on the comments of others, the file backup would take much longer.
The 6 year old would outsmart me. Better keep him and love him all the time.
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Well I gave it a work out. The backup in Disk Mode for both full and incremental backups is an order of magnitude faster.
I suppose the file backup is really for individual files or for a small sample of the the total on disk.
Your surmise was right Grover.
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