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Differential or Incremental Backups? Which is Best?

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James,

There is no right or wrong. Each come with benefits and drawbacks. If you don't care about speed and space, differentials are better; if you are looking for speed and save on space, incrementals are better.

As Pat says, different choices for different uses.

For myself, I like knowing that every backup can be used on its own, without relying on any earlier backup, so I usually run full disk mode backups, and full as opposed to Differential or Incremental.