Creating an Incremental Backup Set

An incremental backup is typically performed on a daily basis and only archives files which have changed since your last full or incremental backup. Incremental backups usually take very little time to complete since they have far less data to transfer to the remote server -- as compared to a full backup set.

Incremental backups should be complementary to full backups. By configuring the backup client software to perform an incremental backup on a daily basis, you are insuring that files which are created or changed between full backups are safely archived on the remote backup service.

The process of creating an incremental backup set is virtually identical to the full backup set process described above. Begin by selecting Default - Incremental from the Backup set pull down menu. Your client screen should now look similar to the example below.

Next, using the main text menu select "Schedule > Backup Schedule…" The dialog box shown below will open. This permits you to select the time(s) when you want your incremental backups to be performed.