1.5 Determining an Appropriate Backup Type

Each type of backup has a different effect on the backup and restore process. When planning your backup schedule, consider all of the following variables before determining which schedule is right for you.

Media usage and backup speed: This helps increase the speed of the restore.

Restoring after incremental backups: If you have performed full and incremental backups and need to restore data, you must restore the last full backup as well as all subsequent incremental backups.

Restoring after differential backups: If you have performed full and differential backups and need to restore data after an unexpected loss, restore only the last full and differential backup.